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Brain's Response to Estrogen May Affect Menopausal Transition

  • December 29, 2004

Because I believe very simple lifestyle changes can make a big difference in smoothing a woman's natural transition through menopause versus conventional treatments like estrogen therapy, I was particularly interested in a new study that suggests age-related changes in how the brain responds to estrogen may be involved. Hormone patterns found in this study among some middle-aged women showed, with age, a part of a woman's brain which regulates reproductive hormone levels may become...