Re: MENOPAUSE: vaginal atrophy - memory - learning loss
From: Hope Waltman (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 May 2009 09:45:05 -0500 (CDT)
Memory Takes a Hit During Menopause - Study finds women do not learn as
well for a time, but bounce back
Science is now backing up what women have long claimed: Memory and
learning take a hit during menopause.
Research published in the May 26 issue of Neurology finds that women do
not learn as well during early and late perimenopause, when periods are
irregular but have not disappeared altogether.
But the changes were subtle, manifesting as less improvement rather than
actual decline, the authors stated. Most importantly, the deficits, if
they can be called that, were temporary: A woman's learning capacity
bounces back once postmenopause has begun.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_84709.html
Best Regards, Hope Waltman, WHF Moderator
http://www.doctorsinfoweb.com/doctors.htm
At Sat, 30 May 2009, Hope Waltman wrote:
>
>Hi Michelle, I talked to my doctors about this and they mentioned
>Premarin cream, astroglide, KY (there are other products similar to
>these) to keep the area moist and give small doses of estrogen back into
>the area.
>
>http://www.obgyn.net/educational-tutorials/Meno_atrophic_vaginitis-Kandeel/atrophic_vaginitis-Kandeel.ppt
>
>http://www.obgyn.net/menopause/menopause.asp?page=/menopause/articles/vaginal_atrophy
>
>http://www.obgyn.net/news/news.asp?page=Quatrx_080617
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>http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/vaginal-atrophy/DS00770/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
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>http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/004016.htm
>
>I hope the info is helpful. Please keep us updated.
>Best Regards, Hope Waltman, WHF Moderator
>http://www.hopeforfibroids.org
>
>At Sat, 30 May 2009, Michelle wrote:
>>
>>I am being treated for vaginal atrophy/ early menopause and nothing
>>seems to be working to ease my symptoms. I have a clear, thin discharge
>>that make my vagina feel like its actually burned. There is intense
>>itching and discomfort with this that makes intercourse impossible. My
>>doctor prescribed Estring which I have been using for 5 months with
>>little improvement. We then added Estrace cream three times a week but
>>it doesn't seem to be helping. I am getting desperate because the
>>discomfort is driving me crazy! My question is could this really be
>>something else altogether and that is why the estrogen isn't working? I
>>have not had any blood work; my doctor says it is early menopause even
>>though I still have a period. If it is, why wouldn't the estrogen be
>>helping?
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