Menopause Blog

July 2, 2018

Pellets Are for Rabbits, Not Menopause Symptoms

Producers of bioidentical hormones claim these "natural" hormone pellets can cure everything from menopause symptoms to diabetes. Sound too good to be true? These unregulated treatments promise life-changing outcomes, but in actuality deliver very little, and may even put users at risk.

Highlights From the 14th World Congress on Menopause

By Nanette Santoro, MD

Dr. Santoro reports on the latest on hormone delivery, weight gain, ovarian aging, early menopause, hot flashes and ovarian cancer that affect fertility.

February 5, 2014

Predatory Methods & Menopause

By Nanette Santoro, MD

Beware the inflated promises made by the bioidentical hormone industry in treating menopause transition: if it sounds too good to be true—it probably is.

January 7, 2014

Bioridiculous: Evaluating Dietary Supplements & Menopause Treatments

By Nanette Santoro, MD

It’s time to take stock of exactly what you are putting into your body and why. Are you taking something ‘natural’ as an alternative to mainstream medicine, but suffering as a result?

July 1, 2012

The Estrogen Puzzle: Revisiting the Women’s Health Initiative

By Nanette Santoro, MD

Few studies have inspired more controversy than the Women’s Health Initiative’s principal research findings, which will be 10 years old as of July 2012.

January 9, 2012

Help! Menopause Just Stole My Brain!

By Nanette Santoro, MD

Menopause left me with a short-term memory deficit that has since improved, but my memory has not gone back to what it once was.

Memory and Menopause: Help! Menopause Just Stole My Brain!

By Nanette Santoro, MD

By Dr. Nanette Santoro – Most menopausal women will experience slight memory loss, symptoms that are completely normal and seen in both men and women in association with aging.

December 16, 2011

Dem Bones

By Nanette Santoro, MD

After menopause, in many women, the loss of estrogen leads to a slight excess of resorption over formation, but both processes are still ongoing. The net effect, over time, is bone loss and eventually osteopenia or osteoporosis.