Study Finds Menopause Symptoms Can Be PredictedThe number of eggs left in a woman's ovaries are like the grains of sand in an hourglass, ticking away the hours on her biological clock.Researchers now say they may be able to predict when that clock will wind down. And while doctors can't actually count the number of eggs in an ovary, they can measure ovarian volume. British researchers say there's a direct correlation between the two, and by measuring ovarian volume with transvaginal ultrasound, doctors should be able to predict when menopause will set in and how many fertile years a woman has left. According to the study authors, this information will revolutionize the care of women looking for assisted reproductive technologies, including those who were treated for childhood cancers as well as women who want to put off starting a family for whatever reason. Although information still needs to be validated in clinical studies, its benefit is most likely to start with women who are being treated for cancer and women attending fertility clinics, said Tom Kelsey, co-author of the study appearing June 17 in the journal Human Reproduction. "If women looking for some sort of assisted conception and their physicians know that they've got a long time till menopause, then you could plan for a range of treatments," said Kelsey, who is a senior research fellow at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. "If you knew menopause was likely in four to five years, you'd plan a different set of IVF [in vitro fertilization] treatments." Others reiterate, however, that the findings should be treated with caution. "Should a young woman who is 30 years old go for a test to figure out whether she's got three, five or 10 years left on her fertility? Should she make career decisions and life decisions? Are these data good enough to make those determinations?" asked Dr. Alan Copperman, director of reproductive medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. "The answer is obviously no to all of those questions. The predictive value of this test is not good enough to go and tell someone to change their life." According to the article, eggs form in a female's ovary while she is still in the womb, peaking at several million about halfway through gestation and then starting a continuous decline. At birth, there are several hundred thousand and, when menstruation begins, about 300,000. At about age 37, a woman has about 25,000 eggs left, and at menopause only about 1,000. The time at which menopause sets in is widely believed to be based on the number of eggs reaching a critically low threshold. The authors of this study measured ovarian volume with transvaginal ultrasound, then looked at the relationship between ovarian volume -- ovaries shrink as a woman ages -- and number of eggs. They then applied mathematical and computer models to predict menopause. The study authors are negotiating with a medical school to set up clinical trials. The idea would be to follow women to see if their predictions were indeed correct. While these authors have come up with a tool to potentially help women plan their lives, a second study in the same issue of Human Reproduction warned that women might not want to leave it too late. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) could not be relied upon to fully compensate for lack of natural fertility after the age of 35, the article stated. The authors used a computer simulation model to determine that the overall success rate of assisted reproductive technology would be 30 percent for those attempting to get pregnant from age 30, 24 percent for those trying from age 35, and 17 percent from age 40. SOURCES: Tom Kelsey, Ph.D., senior research fellow, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland; Alan Copperman, M.D., director, reproductive medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York; June 17, 2004, Human Reproduction |
| menopause hair changes |
|
Hair Loss Caused By Menopause Article Hair loss caused by menopause is usually caused by hormonal changes in the body and these changes can cause a host of problems including hot flashes, Hairy Problems - Hair Loss - Alopecia - Menopause - Susun Weed While some temporary loss of hair at menopause is considered normal, . to the various and unexpected discomforts and joys of the Change has motivated me Menopause If menopause (hormonal changes at the end of the female reproductive years) occurs before age 40 Depression; Hair changes; Headaches; Heart palpitations Information on the Menopause - Women's health & premature menopause Causes and reasons for the female menopause explained; focus on women's health. Skin and hair changes are not directly related to hormone status, 35 Symptoms of Menopause What are the 35 symptoms typical of the change of life? Premature, or instant, menopause is brought on by surgical intervention. What is Menopause? Menopause hair changes. headaches. heart palpitations. sexual disinterest. urinary changes. weight gain. Diagnosis. The clearest indication of menopause is the Hair - Crystalinks For some reason when the hormones change during menopause many women become depressed cut their hair short and let it go gray. Of course, hormonal hair loss Menopause Information - Expert Menopause Information & Advice They also report a change in their hair growth during the time they are undergoing perimenopause, menopause or postmenopause. This is also associated with Biochemical Changes Of Menopause - FamousWhy Menopause causes many biochemical changes in your body and often menopause and hair loss occur simultaneously. Rather menopause causes hair loss in women. Hormone Therapy, Bioidentical Hormones - NAMS Hormone therapy, bioidentical hormones - The North American Menopause Society is Joint Pain Skin Changes Hair Changes Eye Changes Mouth & Dental Changes menopause hair loss, natural estrogen, hair loss - Women Living Menopause Hair Loss; Menopause Skin Changes. Thinning hair or hair loss in menopausal women is often due to a drop in estrogen in comparison to testosterone The Menopause Hair Loss Risk: 6 Treatments That Can Help | Online Do you know about the menopause hair loss risk? US hair expert Dr. Alan Bauman loss of hair volume, changes in hair texture and caliber and decreasing Menopause - Women's Health Queensland Wide Skin/hair changes â“With age, our skin becomes thinner and less elastic. These changes are accentuated at menopause as oestrogen appears to play an important Menopause, Skin and Hair, and Therapies such as Estrogen, Growth Menopause changes the balance between your body's levels of female hormones and male hormones (androgens) which in turn affects your hair. MENOPAUSE What are the signs, symptoms, and body changes caused by menopause? Hair changes. Your hair may become thinner or feel different. Hair loss and dry skin in perimenopause and menopause About a third of women in perimenopause and menopause report noticeable hair (called "alopecia") or change in hair growth during the change of life. Menopause and Hair Loss/Thinning Is there a relationship between hair loss and menopause? Other causes include, but are not limited to: changes in hormone levels (decrease or increase), Approaching Menopause Mental and physical aspects of perimenopause and actual menopause. woman has gained weight, it may put more strain on the bladder. Skin and hair changes MENOPAUSE: Understanding the Change Hair all over the body can change in texture and quantity during menopause. For some women, the increased effects of the body's androgens can result in |
| menopause hair changes |
|
menopause signs and symptoms menopause herpes menopause lower abdomen pain menopause pregnancy symptoms |