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Peer-reviewed journal articles published within the last six months are listed here, linked from relevant news stories when appropriate. To learn more on how to best read and interpret the findings from clinical research, see In Brief: Interpreting Research Studies from the Guttmacher Institute.

Bateman HL, Patisaul HB.Disrupted female reproductive physiology following neonatal exposure to phytoestrogens or estrogen specific ligands is associated with decreased GnRH activation and kisspeptin fiber density in the hypothalamus. Neurotoxicology. 2008 Jul 6.

Bray PF, Larson JC, Lacroix AZ, et al. Usefulness of baseline lipids and C-reactive protein in women receiving menopausal hormone therapy as predictors of treatment-related coronary events. Am J Cardiol. 2008 Jun 1;101(11):1599-1605.

Canonico M, Plu-Bureau G, Lowe GD, Scarabin PY. Hormone replacement therapy and risk of venous thromboembolism in postmenopausal women: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ. 2008 May 20.

Casiglia E, Tikhonoff V, Caffi S,et al. Menopause Does Not affect Blood Pressure and Risk Profile, and Menopausal Women Do Not Become Similar to Men.J Hypertens. 2008 Oct;26(10):1983-92.

Chlebowski RT, Anderson G, Pettinger M, et al. Estrogen Plus Progestin and Breast Cancer Detection by Means of Mammography and Breast Biopsy. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):370-377.

Committee on Gynecologic Practice. ACOG Committee Opinion No. 420, November 2008: Hormone Therapy and Heart Disease.Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Nov;112(5):1189-92.

Cummings SR, Ettinger B, Delmas P, Kenemans P, Stathopoulos V, Verweij P, et al. The Effects of Tibolone in Older Postmenopausal Women. NEJM. 2008 August 14;359(7):697-708.

Dratva J, Gómez Real F, Schindler C, et al. Is Age at Menopause Increasing Across Europe? Results on Age at Menopause and Determinants From Two Population-Based Studies.Menopause. 2008 Nov 20.

Eisen A, Lubinski J, Gronwald J, Moller P, Lynch HT, Klijn J, et al. Hormone Therapy and the Risk of Breast Cancer in BRCA1 Mutation Carriers. J Natl Cancer Inst 2008.

Elkins G, Marcus J, Stearns V, Perfect M, Rajab MH, Ruud C, Palamara L, Keith T. Randomized Trial of a Hypnosis Intervention for Treatment of Hot Flashes Among Breast Cancer Survivors. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Sep 22.

Ensrud KE, Stone KL, Blackwell TL, et al. Frequency and Severity of Hot Flashes and Sleep Disturbance in Postmenopausal Women With Hot Flashes. Menopause. 2008 Nov 7.

Gast MJ, Freedman MA, Vieweg AJ, et al. A Randomized Study of Low-Dose Conjugated Estrogens on Sexual Function and Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women.Menopause. 2008 Nov 20.

Grodstein F, Manson JE, Stampfer MJ, Rexrode K. Postmenopausal hormone therapy and stroke: role of time since menopause and age at initiation of hormone therapy. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Apr 28;168(8):861-6.

Hak AE, Choi HK. Menopause, Postmenopausal Hormone Use, and Serum Uric Acid Levels in US Women - The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Arthritis Res Ther. 2008 Sep 26;10(5):R116.

Hale GE, Burger HG. Hormonal Changes and Biomarkers in Late Reproductive Age, Menopausal Transition and Menopause. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2008 Nov 29.

Harris MT. Aging Women's Journey Toward Wholeness: New Visions and Directions. Health Care Women Int. 2008 Nov-Dec;29(10):962-79.

Heiss G, Wallace R, Anderson GL et al. Health Risks and Benefits 3 Years After Stopping Randomized Treatment With Estrogen and Progestin. JAMA. 2008;299(9):1036-1045.

Hickey M, Saunders C, Partridge A, et al. Practical Clinical Guidelines for Assessing and Managing Menopausal Symptoms After Breast Cancer.Ann Oncol. 2008 Oct;19(10):1669-80.

Janssen I, Powell LH, Crawford S, Lasley B, Sutton-Tyrrell K. Menopause and the Metabolic Syndrome: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Jul 28;168(14):1568-75.

Jayachandran M, Litwiller RD, Owen WG, et al. Circulating Microparticles and Endogenous Estrogen in Newly Menopausal Women. Climacteric. 2008 Dec 2:1-8.

Liu B et al. Gallbladder disease and use of transdermal versus oral hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women: prospective cohort study. BMJ. 2008;337:a386.

Løkkegaard E, Andreasen AH, Jacobsen RK, Nielsen LH, Agger C, Lidegaard O. Hormone therapy and risk of myocardial infarction: a national register study.Eur Heart J . 2008 Sep 30.

Liu B, Balkwill A, Cooper C, et al. Reproductive History, Hormonal Factors and the Incidence of Hip and Knee Replacement for Osteoarthritis in Middle-Aged Women. Ann Rheum Dis. 2008 Oct 28.

McKinley NM, Lyon LA. Menopausal Attitudes, Objectified Body Consciousness, Aging Anxiety, and Body Esteem: European American Women's Body Experiences in Midlife. Body Image. 2008 Dec;5(4):375-80.

Orozco LJ, Salazar A, Clarke J, and Tristan M. Hysterectomy versus hysterectomy plus oophorectomy for premenopausal women. Cochrane Library, 2008.

Palacios S. Advances in Hormone Replacement Therapy: Making the Menopause Manageable. BMC Womens Health. 2008 Nov 27;8(1):22.

Parente RC, Faerstein E, Celeste RK, et al. The Relationship Between Smoking and Age at the Menopause: A Systematic Review. Maturitas. 2008 Nov 17.

Petitti DB, Crooks VC, Chiu V, Buckwalter JG, Chui HC. Incidence of dementia in long-term hormone users. Am J Epidemiol. 2008 Mar 15;167(6):692-700.

Rohan TE et al. Conjugated Equine Estrogen and Risk of Benign Proliferative Breast Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2008 Apr 8.

Sare GM , Gray LJ , Bath PM . Association between hormone replacement therapy and subsequent arterial and venous vascular events: a meta-analysis. Eur Heart J. 2008 Jul 3.

Shapiro S. Contraceptives, Hormone Therapy and Cardiovascular Risk. Climacteric. 2008 Oct;11(5):355-63.

Torréns JI, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Zhao X, et al. Relative Androgen Excess During the Menopausal Transition Predicts Incident Metabolic Syndrome in Midlife Women: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Menopause. 2008 Oct 27.

Trémollieres FA, Pouillès JM, Laparra J, et al. Bone Mineral Density at Menopause Does Not Predict Breast Cancer Incidence. Osteoporos Int. 2008 Oct;19(10):1497-504.

Vearncombe KJ, Pachana NA. Is Cognitive Functioning Detrimentally Affected After Early, Induced Menopause? Menopause. 2008 Sep 29.

Wesstrom J, Nilsson S, Sundstrom-Poromaa I, et al. Restless Legs Syndrome Among Women: Prevalence, Co-morbidity and Possible Relationship to Menopause. Climacteric. 2008 Oct;11(5):422-8.

West SL, D'Aloisio AA, Agans RP, Kalsbeek WD, Borisov NN, Thorp JM. Prevalence of low sexual desire and hypoactive sexual desire disorder in a nationally representative sample of US women. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Jul 14;168(13):1441-9.

Yangýn HB, Sözer GA, Sengün N, et al.  The Relationship Between Depression and Sexual Function in Menopause Period. Maturitas. 2008 Nov 20;61(3):233-237.

Zanetti-Dällenbach RA, Krause EM, Lapaire O, et al. Impact of Hormone Replacement Therapy on The Histologic Subtype of Breast Cancer. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2008 Nov;278(5):443-9.

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