New FDA Mammography Guidelines

And updated guidance from The Menopause Society on managing peri/menopause symptoms

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Georgie Kovacs
September 18, 2024

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Hello Fempower Health Friends! 🌻

Welcome to this month’s edition of our Fempower Health: The Perimenopause & Menopause Edition newsletter.

The Menopause Society recently held their annual meeting. These are the top, evidence-based experts. They’ve made a few revisions on their stance for various menopause-related topics. Scroll to learn more

This week’s episode on Rediscovering Midlife Sexuality is hot on social. Check out this clip.

The FDA updated mammography guidelines.

🎧 This Week’s Health Beat ❤️

Think menopause is the end of your sex life? Think again! This week on Fempower Health, Dr. Kelly Casperson joins us to shatter myths, spill the truth on what’s really happening to your body, and share how you can turn midlife into a time of sexual empowerment. From hormones to communication and everything in between, this episode is packed with insights to help you reclaim your pleasure, confidence, and intimacy. 💃🔥

Tune in for an open, informative, and sometimes hilarious conversation about making midlife sexier than ever! 😍

Check out the Perimenopause and Menopause Podcast Hub to find the episodes answering your burning questions.

“Pain with sex, more trouble with arousal, more trouble with orgasm…very fixable with both lubricants and hormones.”

— Dr. Kelly Casperson

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📣 The Latest News in Menopausal Health 

Here’s what’s new and interesting in the world of menopause and perimenopause.

FDA’s New Mammography Rule: What Dense Breasts Mean for You

Dense tissue masks cancer on mammograms much like a snowstorm can mask a snowball. Both appear white.

www.fempower-health.com/post/fda-mammography-rule-dense-breasts

The Menopause Society Launches Making Menopause Work™ Initiative | The Menopause Society

Unique educational and designation initiative based on new science-based Consensus Recommendations to help employers retain workers and recoup $1.8 billion in lost workdays by supporting menopausal women in the workplace

menopause.org/press-releases/the-menopause-society-launches-making-menopause-work-initiative

New Meta-Analysis Shows That Hormone Therapy Can Significantly Reduce Insulin Resistance | The Menopause Society

After years of mixed results, a review of 17 randomized, controlled trials demonstrates benefit of estrogen alone and estrogen plus progestogen in reducing risk of prediabetes

menopause.org/press-releases/new-meta-analysis-shows-that-hormone-therapy-can-significantly-reduce-insulin-resistance

New survey highlights gaps in menopause knowledge and management

The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University, in partnership with leading sexual wellbeing company the Lovehoney Group and its Womanizer brand, has released early data from new nationally representative surveys exploring menopause knowledge, symptom management, medical care engagement, and health disparities among Americans.

www.news-medical.net/news/20240916/New-survey-highlights-gaps-in-menopause-knowledge-and-management.aspx

Less than 2% of women take hormone therapy for menopause likely due to past safety concerns, study shows

Less than 2% of women are taking hormone therapy for menopause symptoms, likely due to a past study that raised safety concerns.

www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/menopause-women-hormone-therapy-study

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💬 What’s on Your Mind? Let’s Hear It!

After some recent conversations, I’m curious to get your thoughts on these topics. While I’ll be able to see responses, I’m simply looking for a general sense of what women are experiencing, not focusing on individual identities

How would you like to be supported in the workplace given the impact your perimenopause/menopause symptoms may have.

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Data shows that as of 2023, 1.8% of women in this stage of life take hormone therapy. Tell us more.

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💕 Tell Me What Matters to You: Shaping Fempower Together

We’ve created a brief survey to better understand your needs and preferences. Navigating the healthcare system and this stage of life isn’t always easy, and we are here for you. We’d appreciate you taking a few minutes to respond.

👀 What’s Next?

Coming up: Dr. Angie Fitch speaks about weight loss drugs, Guy Daniels covers how the microbiome impacts hormones - and why midlife women should know this, and Dr. Michelle Jacobson and I have a data-driven conversation on cancer risk and hormone therapy!

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Talk to you soon! 

- Georgie

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