OBJECTIVE Hyperandrogenemia is associated with cardiovascular risk factors in women but evidence about the relationship of testosterone levels with mortality is sparse. We aimed to evaluate whether total testosterone (TT), free testosterone (FT), and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) are associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in a cohort of postmenopausal women. RESEARCH DES...

OBJECTIVE To compare the degree of keratinization of buccal mucosa between nonsmoking menstruating and postmenopausal women without oral complaints whose iron status was established. STUDY DESIGN Samples collected from 26 nonsmoking, regularly menstruating women (mean age, 26 years) and 18 nonsmoking, postmenopausal women without oral complaints (mean age, 57 years) were stained according to ...

Current evidence of the effect of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on skin lipids, of postmenopausal women is scanty and indirect. Here, we report the ultrastructural differences in epidermal lipids between postmenopausal subjects who were and were not on HRT and a comparison is made with younger subjects. Biopsies were obtained from arms and legs, in a blinded, no-treatment, study conducted o...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of “Baduanjin” healthy Qigong exercise on physiological index in aged postmenopausal women. After 8 months of exercise, significant increase in serum antioxidant enzymes activities was observed in aged postmenopausal women compared to the initial stage of exercise (0 month). “Baduanjin” healthy Qigong exercise significantly enhanced serum ...

In a trial of combined hormone treatment and cytotoxic chemotherapy 464 patients with advanced breast cancer were randomly allocated to either concurrent or sequential treatment. Cytotoxic drugs were given only if the antitumour activity of the hormone treatment was inadequate. Hormone treatment consisted of oophorectomy for premenopausal and tamoxifen administration for postmenopausal patients...

overweight and elevated bmi can increase the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. on the other hand, it seems that exercise training affect weight and bmi. the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of exercise training on some anthropometric variables in postmenopausal women with breast cancer. thus, 29 postmenopausal women with breast cancer who received surgery, chemother...

becomes intermediate-density lipoprotein, LDL, and VLDL remnants in blood circulation accompanying the concentrated cholesterol contents. To our knowledge, the effect of calcium supplementation on VLDL synthesis and decomposition in postmenopausal women is still unclear. According to our data, an alternative possibility is that calcium supplementation affects the metabolism of VLDL cholesterol ...

BACKGROUND Acute beta-adrenergic blockade increases aortic-wave reflection in young women. However, it is not known whether this effect extends to postmenopausal women. We therefore examined the effect of systemic beta-adrenergic blockade on aortic wave reflection in 14 postmenopausal women with a mean age of 58±2 years. METHODS Aortic pressure waveforms were synthesized noninvasively from high...

The postmenopausal population of the U.S. is expected to reach 40 million in the next decade, accounting for 33% of all women and 15% to 20% of all adult Americans. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) will be a leading cause of death among these women, while osteoporosis and resulting fractures will affect up to half of women, and many others will experience significant cognitive decline.1 Results of ...

BACKGROUND/AIM To investigate if there is any association between the serum folate and vitamin B12 status and the depressive symptoms in postmenopausal women. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 95 postmenopausal women. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) was used to assess their depressive symptoms. The investigated women were classified into 2 groups based on ...