Black cohosh (Actaea racemosa L.) is a native North American species, where it is widely used as an herbal supplement for the relief of menopausal symptoms. It is available in Europe as a phytomedicine since the 1950s. Black cohosh commercial products were ranked in the top ten of supplement sales in the USA. In addition to A. racemosa, there are other North American and Asian Actaea species. D...

In 15 women with PR (primary Raynaud's) disease and in 15 matched control women, ACh (acetylcholine) was delivered by iontophoresis to the dorsum of the finger (seven 20 s pulses of 0.1 mA, followed by one 20 s pulse of 0.2 mA, applied at 60 s intervals). Cutaneous RCF (red cell flux) was recorded from the same site by the laser Doppler technique. ACh evoked progressive increases in RCF that we...

BACKGROUND The effect of the menopause and HRT on the intervertebral discs has not been investigated. METHODS One hundred women were recruited, comprising of 44 post-menopausal women on HRT, 33 untreated post-menopausal women and 23 pre-menopausal women. The height of the intervertebral discs between the 12th thoracic vertebra and the 3rd lumbar vertebra was measured by utilizing the bone den...

The menopause, defined as the end of the last menstrual period, occurs at a median age of 53 years (Hardy 2005). The change in hormone levels during the perimenopause and menopause, particularly the decline in levels of oestrogen, can cause acute menopausal symptoms; for example, about 30–70% of women in Western countries will experience vasomotor symptoms, such as hot flushes and night sweats ...

Lipid profile, haematocrit, fibrinogen, and blood viscosity were studied in 26 healthy volunteers (15 premenopausal, 11 post menopausal). Menopausal women had significantly higher total cholesterol, fibrinogen, hematocrit and blood viscosity levels as compared to premenopausal women. Also, triglyceride, LDL-cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol levels were higher in menopausal women, but the differen...

A sample consisting of Menopausal, pre menopausal and post menopausal women in the age range of 36 to 50 years was studied using a two stage screening procedure for identifying and assessing psychiatric morbidity. The screening device, General Health questionnaire (GHQ) identified 21 of the 105 women studied as 'possible cases'. On further interviews using standard psychiatric interview (SPI) a...

This paper documents health problems faced by menopausal and postmenopausal women. These women constitute a sizable proportion of India’s population though there exist no health care programmes to cater their specific health needs and health vulnerabilities arose due to menopausal transition. Researchers have generally tried to determine age at menopause and a few have explored psychosomatic pr...

OBJECTIVES Midlife women's knowledge, positive attitudes and management toward menopause may improve the quality of peri and post-menopause life. This study was to identify correlations of the knowledge, attitude, symptoms and management toward menopause in middle-aged women. METHODS We used a cross-sectional questionnaire study applying to 231 perimenopausal and menopausal women aged from 40...

The marked change in a woman's hormonal profile that happens at menopause affects many aspects of behaviour. We investigated circum-menopausal women's preferences for femininity in the faces of young adult men and women. Post-menopausal women demonstrated stronger preferences for femininity in same-sex faces than pre-menopausal women did. This effect was independent of possible effects of parti...

[Purpose] Hormone replacement therapy has been reported to be effective for alleviating menopausal symptoms, its side effects have been a concern. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate methods that could alleviate menopausal symptoms but with fewer side effects. Few previous reports have investigated the effects of simplified, viable manual lymph drainage, particularly the effects of one-ti...