menopause

As bodies produce lower levels of hormones during menopause their risk for heart disease rises. High blood pressure further increases that risk — but it's not clear whether there's a link with hormone therapy for menopause symptoms.

The once-a-day pill from Astellas Pharma is designed to treat moderate-to-severe symptoms such as sweating, flushing and chills.

While the condition often is associated with hot flashes and mood swings, there's a lot more to menopause than meets the eye.

Women with a history of depression and anxiety are at a higher risk of having a flare-up during the time leading up to menopause. And getting doctors to take the issue seriously can be challenging.

Having a first period by age 11 and never having children were both associated with premature menopause, which this study defines as menopause by age 40.

After a decade of confusion, experts are now saying short-term hormone therapy for most women under age 60 is safe, Harvard Health reports.The new…