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Many of the vaginal and urinary issues women experience in midlife are interconnected-and vaginal estrogen is often ...

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After decades when menopausal women were steered away from hormone therapy due to breast cancer concerns, new evidence shows it may be right for some.

Allison Aubrey is a Washington-based correspondent for NPR News, where her stories can be heard on Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She has reported extensively on the coronavirus pandemic ...

Joint pain and body aches are also common. How menopause causes these symptoms isn’t fully understood, but experts say they ...

Women should not suffer through menopause with hot flashes, night sweats and poor sleep. That's the message from FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary. The agency announced it will remove "black box" ...

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