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Use of a multibotanical (Nutrafem) for the relief of menopausal vasomotor symptoms: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study

The North American Menopause Society: March 2010 - Volume 17 - Issue 2 - pp 303-308. This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of a multibotanical (Nutrafem) with those of placebo for the treatment of menopausal vasomotor symptoms.>> more...

Nutrafem Announcement: Reporting Nutrafem is Safe and Effective

The North American Menopause Society Journal has published: The Nutrafem Clinical Trial which reports Nutrafem is Safe and Effective.>> more...

Women want to know more about nutrition for menopause

9/19/2007- A survey sponsored by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has found that women want their doctors to inform them about non-medicinal options for relieving menopausal symptoms. In July 2005 the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a United Nations agency, changed the classification of hormonal menopause therapy from "possibly carcinogenic to humans" to "carcinogenic to humans".>> more...

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy Is It Safe Enough?

Since the publication of the WHI study in 2002, the use of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) decreased significantly. This is due to the decrease in doctors prescribing HRT and/or the patient's refusal to use HRT. The safety issues in the use of HRT led doctors and patients to look for alternative remedies for menopausal symptoms. This resulted in an increase interest of alternative therapies for menopausal symptoms. One of which is called bioidentical hormones.>> more...

Women on HRT 'are 20% more likely to get cancer'

WOMEN who take hormone replacement therapy are at substantially increased risk of dying of ovarian cancer, according to a shocking new report. The study of almost a million women found that HRT increases the risk of getting ovarian cancer by 20 per cent.>> more...

Hot Flashes, Night Sweats and what We Women Don't Know!

It's been two years since my medical herbalist and good friend Marion Marshall suggested an herbal product containing Eucommia ulmoides and mung bean. It has handled "all" my menopausal symptoms and I was a bad case: 10- 15 hot flashes a day, waking up two to three times a night soaked in sweat, mood swings, brain fog , confusion , inability to cope, depression, zero libido and more.>> more...

Misinformed Consent by Lise Cloutier-Steele: Women's stories about unnecessary hysterectomies

Knowledge is power so if you know a woman who is considering this procedure, have her read this book, Misinformed Consent by Lise Cloutier-Steele.>> more...