• Menopause, Which Marks The End of a Woman’s Reproductive Years, May Be Accompanied by A Number of Symptoms, Including Hot Flashes, Night Sweats and Mood Changes.
  • Not Every Woman Experiences Adverse Effects During Menopause But, For Many, Symptoms Can Impact Quality of Life.
  • Now, A Study you have found that people who experiences more menopause symptoms are More Likely to Have Poor Cognitive Function and Mild Behavior Impairments, Both Potential Markers of Dementia, Asy Age.
  • The Refectchers suggest that strogen-base hormone therapy may help to mitigate before late Effects, and perhaps reduces Dementia Risk.

Menopause, The End of a Woman’s Reproductive Years, Occurs Around the Age of 52 Years and Is Accompanied by A Range of Physical and Mental Changes.

These changes, which start in the years leading up to menopause and may continue to submiss the end of the menstrual periods, can cause Range of Symptoms, including:

  • Hot Flashes
  • Sleep Disturbances
  • Vaginal Dryness
  • Mood Swings
  • Weight Gain.

Such Symptoms do not Affect All of Those Going Through Menopause But, For Others, Severe Symptoms Can Impact Quality of Life.

A New Study, LED by Researchers at The University of Calgary, Canada, Has Found That People Who Experience A Greater Number of Symptoms Around Menopause May have an increased Likelihood of Experience Cognitive and Behavioral Impairments in Their Later Years.

The Study, which is published in Plos Onesuggests that these markers of dementia may be mitigated by estrogen-based hormone therapy used to allegate menopausal symptoms.

Stefania Forner, PHD, Alzheimer’s Association Director of Medical and Scientific Relations, Who Was Not Involved in This Research, Commented For Medical News Today That:

“As this is an observation and not a Population-Based Study, and All Data is Self-Reported, Generalizations of these Findings Require Caution. And though there may be a Connection Between Alzheimer’s/ Dementia/ cognitive decline and perimenopause and menopause, there is not yet convincing evidence of a direct cause More Studies Are Needed to Further Understand This Relationship. ”

Burden of Menopausal Symptoms Linked to Cognitive Decline Risk

The Cross-Sectional Study used data from The Ongoing Canadian Platform for Research On On Investigate Health, Quality of Life, Cognition, Behaviour, Function, and Caregiving in Aging (Can-Protect) Study.

According to Robin Noble, MD, Chief Medical Advisor For Let’s Talk Menopausewho was likewise not involved in This Research, “This is an important study, as it looks at symptom burden, though it is limited by the retrospective approach – using recall of severity of symptoms – WHICH THE AUTHORS CERTAINLY ACKNOWLEDGE.”

The 896 Respondents in This Study Were All At Postmenopausal Stage, With An Avege Age of 64.2 Years At The Time of The Study, and An Avege Age Age At Menopause onnset of 49.4 Years. A Total of 666 reported Menopausal Symptoms, 166 of Whom Had Used Hormone Therapy to Allevate Those Symptoms.

From their responsibilities, ASSESSSEED REFOCHERS How Menopausal Symptoms Each Person Had Experienced – Their Burden of Menopausal Symptoms.

These symptoms irregular journals, hot flashes, chills, vaginal dryness, weight gain, slowed metabolism, Night Sweats, Sleep Problems, Mood Symptoms, Inattention or Forgetfulness, and Other Unnamed Symptoms.

The Researchers The Assessed The Participants’ Current Cognitive and Behavioral State Using the Ecog II, a Measure of Eventay Functioning that can indicate Early neurodegenerative disease, and the MBI-C, which detects changes preceding mile cognitive impairment and dementia.

Those Who reported to Greater Burden of Menopausal Symptoms were significantly More Likely to Show Cognitive Symptoms and Mild Behavioral Impairment, Both of Which May Indicate Greater Risk of Dementia.

Previous Studies Have Linked Sub Menopausal Symptoms with Cognitive Issues, But This is the First Study to Find an Association Between Overall Symptom Burden and Cognitive and Behavioral Impirement.

The Refectchers Suggest that there is a dose-dependent effect, with a total Higher Number of symptoms Having a Greater Effect on Cognition and Behaviour Postmenopause Than Any Single Menopause symptom.

Does Hormone Therapy Help Lower The Risk of Cognitive Decline?

Somi Javaid, MD, FACOG, OB/GYN AND FOUNDER OF HermdNot Involved in This Research, Emphasized that This Study Did Not provides Suficient Evidence to Draw Firm Conclusions About The Cognitive Effects of Hormone Therapy.

“Hormone Therapy’s Effects on the Brain Are Nuanced. WHILE IT PROVIDES BEHAVIORAL BENEFITS, ITS IMPACT ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION REQUIRE MORE DATA, ”SHE TOLED MNT.

ABOUT A QUARTER OF THOSE WHHO REPORTED MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS USED HORMONE THERAPY TO ALLEVAATE TOGES. These included estradiol-base therapy, conjugated estrogens, estrogen-progesterone combinations, and escuegen-progestin combinations, progestin Alone, and unnamed hormone therapy types.

The Study Found That Thue On Hormone Therapy Had Lower Mild Behavioral Impairment Scores, But There was not meaningful Relationship Between Hormone Therapy and Cognitive Scores.

However, Mild Behavioral Impairment Has Been Shown to Predict Dementia Risk, With Greater Levels of Unpaid Linked To Greater Dementia Risk, So Hormone Therapy Could Help Leasen The Likelihood that a person Will Develop Dementia.

Javaid Advised That Earlier Hormone Therapy Could Be beneficial: “We Currently Understand That Hormone Therapy is Most Effective When Started in Early Menopause, as This is When Estren’s Neuroprotective Effects Are Most Impactful.”

What Might This Link Mean for Dementia Risk?

AGREED THAT TIME OF INTERVENTION EXPECTES, WHETHER IN THE FORM OF HORMONE THERAPY, OTHER MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR LIFESTYLE MODIFICATIONS, COULD BE KEY TO MANAGING A WOMAN’S RISK OF DEMENTIA.

Noble Told MNT: “It has been widely accepthed that an early menopause you increase the risk formentia, thus it is remove intuitive to consider treatment with hormones for people who experience menopause Earlier Than Avenge. What is not know is How Hormone Therapy Impacts The Risk for Dementia for People Transitioning into Menopause at A Normal Age. ”

And lead author of the study, Zahinor Ismail, Frcpc, of the University of Calgary, Canada, and the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, Said in A Press Interview That Early Interventions, Not only hormone Therapy but also Diet and Environmental Toxins, Optimizing Gut Health and Gut Biome Diversity, and Supporting Social Interactions, ”Could Help reduces Dementia Risk.

“As with Nearly Every Condition in Women, More Data is Needed,“ Javaid Further Poleded out. “However,“ She Said, “If We Truly Want To Move The Needle In Prevention of Disease, Rather Than Chasing It, We Mustify When Intervention is Needed. We Begin to SeeSe Changes in Women in the Perimenopausal Years. This Would Support Early Intervention. “

“Women Should Be Educated about the potential Impacts of menopause on their brain health and found to seek care that aligns with their unique needs.”

– Somi Javaid, MD, Facog