Sarah Witkowski, Quinn White, Sofiya Shreyer, Daniel E Brown, Lynnette Leidy Sievert
{"title":"The influence of habitual physical activity and sedentary behavior on objective and subjective hot flashes at midlife.","authors":"Sarah Witkowski, Quinn White, Sofiya Shreyer, Daniel E Brown, Lynnette Leidy Sievert","doi":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002341","DOIUrl":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002341","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this study was to evaluate relationships between physical activity, sedentary time, and hot flashes during both waking and sleeping periods using concurrent objective and subjective measures of hot flashes in midlife women.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Women aged 45 to 55 years (n = 196) provided self-reported data on physical activity and underwent 24 hours of hot flash monitoring using sternal skin conductance. Participants used event marking and logs to indicate when hot flashes were perceived. Wake and sleep periods were defined by actigraphy. Mean ambient temperature and humidity were recorded during the study period. Generalized linear regression modeling was used to evaluate the effect of physical activity types and sedentary time on hot flash outcomes. Isotemporal substitution modeling was used to study the effect of replacing sedentary time with activity variables on hot flash frequency.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Modeled results indicated that increasing sitting by 1 hour was associated with a 7% increase in the rate of objectively measured but not subjectively reported hot flashes during sleep. Replacing 1 hour of sitting with 1 hour of vigorous activity was associated with a 100% increase in subjectively reported but not objectively measured waking hot flashes. There was little evidence for an effect of temperature or humidity on any hot flash outcome.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These data provide support for relations between sedentary time, physical activity, and hot flashes and highlight the importance of using objective and subjective assessments to better understand the 24-hour hot flash experience.</p>","PeriodicalId":18435,"journal":{"name":"Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11052676/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140293888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexandre Vallée, Marie Carbonnel, Pierre-François Ceccaldi, Anis Feki, Jean-Marc Ayoubi
{"title":"Postmenopausal endometriosis: a challenging condition beyond menopause.","authors":"Alexandre Vallée, Marie Carbonnel, Pierre-François Ceccaldi, Anis Feki, Jean-Marc Ayoubi","doi":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002338","DOIUrl":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002338","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Importance and objective: </strong>Postmenopausal endometriosis is a complex condition that challenges the conventional belief that endometriosis resolves with menopause. Despite the cessation of menstruation, a subset of women continues to experience or develop endometriosis-related symptoms during the postmenopausal period. Thus, this review aimed to shed light on postmenopausal endometriosis, exploring its clinical features, diagnostic considerations, management approaches, and the potential impact on women's health.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>PubMed/Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were used for the research, with only articles in English language, using the following terms: \"postmenopausal endometriosis,\" \"menopause,\" \"management,\" \"treatment,\" and \"quality of life,\" from inception to 2023.</p><p><strong>Discussion and conclusion: </strong>The clinical features of postmenopausal endometriosis include persistent or recurrent pelvic pain, dyspareunia, bowel, or urinary symptoms and, occasionally, abnormal vaginal bleeding. The absence of menstrual cycles presents a diagnostic challenge, as the traditional diagnostic criteria for endometriosis rely on menstrual patterns. Visual cues may be less evident, and the symptoms often overlap with other gynecological conditions, necessitating a thorough evaluation to differentiate postmenopausal endometriosis from other potential causes. Management approaches for postmenopausal endometriosis encompass surgical intervention, hormonal therapies, pain management, and individualized care. Postmenopausal endometriosis significantly impacts the quality of life, sexual health, and long-term well-being of women. Understanding the clinical features, diagnostic challenges, and management approaches of postmenopausal endometriosis is crucial for healthcare professionals to provide effective care and to improve the quality of life of women affected by this condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":18435,"journal":{"name":"Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140293887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In Reply.","authors":"Mark S Newman","doi":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002344","DOIUrl":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002344","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18435,"journal":{"name":"Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140863462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anwesha Pan, Kyle D Crowder, Marcelle I Cedars, Maria E Bleil
{"title":"Association between neighborhood poverty and ovarian reserve: the ovarian aging study.","authors":"Anwesha Pan, Kyle D Crowder, Marcelle I Cedars, Maria E Bleil","doi":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002331","DOIUrl":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002331","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to examine the association between neighborhood poverty and ovarian reserve.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Among 1,019 healthy premenopausal women in the Ovarian Aging Study, aggregate exposure to neighborhood poverty was examined in relation to biomarkers of ovarian reserve, antimüllerian hormone (AMH) and antral follicle count (AFC). Specifically, the interaction of age-x-neighborhood poverty was assessed cross-sectionally to determine whether AMH and AFC declines across women may be greater in women exposed to more neighborhood poverty. Neighborhood poverty was assessed by geocoding and linking women's residential addresses in adulthood to US Census data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Independent of covariates, a significant interaction term showed the association between age and AMH varied by degree of exposure to neighborhood poverty in adulthood ( b = -0.001, P < 0.05). AMH declines increased progressively across women exposed to low, medium, and high levels of neighborhood poverty. In addition, main effects showed that higher neighborhood poverty was related to higher AMH in the younger women only ( b = 0.022, P < 0.01). Results related to AFC were all nonsignificant ( P > 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Across women, greater aggregate exposure to neighborhood poverty in adulthood was related to lower ovarian reserve, indexed by AMH. In addition, there was a positive association between neighborhood poverty and AMH in younger women that attenuated in the older women. Together, results suggest that neighborhood disadvantage may have detrimental impacts that manifest as initially higher AMH, resulting in greater ovarian follicle loss over time. However, it remains unclear whether these results examining differences across women may replicate when AMH declines by neighborhood poverty are examined longitudinally.</p>","PeriodicalId":18435,"journal":{"name":"Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11052688/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140039726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nina Coslov, Marcie K Richardson, Nancy Fugate Woods
{"title":"\"Not feeling like myself\" in perimenopause - what does it mean? Observations from the Women Living Better survey.","authors":"Nina Coslov, Marcie K Richardson, Nancy Fugate Woods","doi":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002339","DOIUrl":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002339","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to understand the meaning of the phrase \"not feeling like myself\" (NFLM) when used by those on the path to menopause by exploring the relationship of symptoms reported to ratings of NFLM.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants responded to the item \"Many women report just not feeling like themselves during this phase of life. How often was this true for you over the past 3 months?\" choosing from \"none of the time\" to \"all of the time.\" They rated bother associated with 61 symptoms and provided demographic information. Individual symptoms and the symptom bother scale scores were correlated with NFLM. Symptom scale scores were then entered in a two-stage multiple regression model to identify symptoms associated significantly with NFLM.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty-three percent (63.3%) of participants reported NFLM 50% of the time or more over the previous 3 months. Individual symptom ratings correlated with NFLM ( r > 0.300) included the following: fatigue ( r = 0.491); feeling overwhelmed/less able to cope ( r = 0.463); low feelings ( r = 0.440); anxiety, more nervousness ( r = 0.398); being irritable ( r = 0.380); harder time concentrating ( r = 0.378); difficulty making decisions ( r = 0.357); feeling like \"I can't calm down on the inside\" ( r = 0.333); being more forgetful ( r = 0.332); tearfulness/crying ( r = 0.306); and worrying more ( r = 0.302). A two-stage regression analysis revealed less education completed and greater overall stress ratings as significant predictors in stage 1. In stage 2, five symptom groups met the P < 0.001 criterion: anxiety/vigilance, fatigue/pain, brain fog, sexual symptoms, and volatile mood symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>NFLM was associated with anxiety/vigilance, fatigue/pain, brain fog, sexual symptoms, and volatile mood symptoms. Recognizing symptoms associated with NFLM may allow for more accurate expectations and improve perimenopause care.</p>","PeriodicalId":18435,"journal":{"name":"Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11465791/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140293886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advancing menopausal care: the importance of evidence on hormone therapy use and outcomes in women age 65 and older.","authors":"Tara K Iyer, JoAnn E Manson","doi":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002364","DOIUrl":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002364","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18435,"journal":{"name":"Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140856979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nanette Santoro, Rossella E Nappi, Genevieve Neal-Perry, Marci English, Deanna D King, Yusuke Yamaguchi, Faith D Ottery
{"title":"Fezolinetant treatment of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms due to menopause: effect of intrinsic and extrinsic factors in two phase 3 studies (SKYLIGHT 1 and 2).","authors":"Nanette Santoro, Rossella E Nappi, Genevieve Neal-Perry, Marci English, Deanna D King, Yusuke Yamaguchi, Faith D Ottery","doi":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002340","DOIUrl":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002340","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to assess the efficacy of the neurokinin 3 receptor antagonist, fezolinetant, according to several intrinsic (individual related) and extrinsic (external influence) factors that may influence the frequency and severity of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS) using pooled 12-week data from SKYLIGHT 1 and 2.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>SKYLIGHT 1 and 2 were two phase 3, randomized, double-blind studies conducted from July 2019 to August 2021 (SKYLIGHT 1) or April 2021 (SKYLIGHT 2). Participants were initially randomized to receive daily doses of placebo, fezolinetant 30 mg, or fezolinetant 45 mg. After 12 weeks, placebo participants were rerandomized to receive fezolinetant 30 mg or 45 mg, whereas those receiving fezolinetant continued on the same dose. Change in VMS frequency from baseline to week 12 was used to assess efficacy according to several intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Overall efficacy and safety were also investigated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, 1,022 individuals were included. Fezolinetant was efficacious in reducing VMS frequency across all intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Efficacy was most notable for participants who self-identify as Black (least squares mean difference for fezolinetant 45 mg versus placebo, -3.67; 95% CI, -5.32 to -2.01), current smokers (-3.48; -5.19 to -1.77), and current alcohol users (-3.48; -4.42 to -2.54). Overall efficacy was -2.51 (95% CI, -3.20 to -1.82) for fezolinetant 45 mg versus placebo. Similar findings were observed for the fezolinetant 30 mg dose. Comparable incidences of treatment-emergent adverse events were observed for placebo (132 of 342 individuals [38.6%]), fezolinetant 30 mg (132 of 340 individuals [38.8%]), and fezolinetant 45 mg (135 of 340 individuals [39.7%]).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>None of the intrinsic and extrinsic factors analyzed substantially reduced the efficacy response to fezolinetant in SKYLIGHT 1 and 2. These data provide additional confidence for using fezolinetant in a diverse population of individuals with VMS.</p>","PeriodicalId":18435,"journal":{"name":"Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140184829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does menopause hormone therapy improve symptoms of depression? Findings from a specialized menopause clinic.","authors":"Rahavi Gnanasegar, Wendy Wolfman, Leticia Hernandez Galan, Amie Cullimore, Alison K Shea","doi":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002325","DOIUrl":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002325","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Depressive symptoms are commonly reported during the perimenopause and in the early postmenopausal years. Although menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is considered the most effective treatment option for vasomotor symptoms, its effect on mood-related symptoms is less established. This study aims to assess interval change in depressive symptoms after initiation of MHT treatment in women seeking care at a Canadian specialized menopause clinic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Women and female-presenting people attending the St. Joseph's Healthcare Menopause Clinic in Hamilton, Ontario, were invited to participate in this study. Participants (n = 170) completed a self-report questionnaire, which included their medical history as well as validated tools for bothersome symptoms at their initial visit. A shortened version was administered at the follow-up visit 3 to 12 months later with the same validated tools. We sought to examine interval changes on the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale based on type of treatment used and MHT dose, while controlling for relevant demographic variables (smoking, education level, age).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a high rate of depressive symptoms in those seeking specialized menopause care (62%). MHT use was associated with significantly improved depressive symptoms, both alone and in addition to an antidepressant medication ( P < 0.001). Younger age, lower education attainment, and smoking were all associated with higher depression scores.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study supports the use of MHT to improve depressive symptoms experienced by those seeking specialized menopause care. Further investigation into timing of treatment initiation may facilitate a personalized treatment approach to improve quality of life of women in the peri- and postmenopausal years.</p>","PeriodicalId":18435,"journal":{"name":"Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139913033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna Valéria Gueldini de Moraes, Lucia Costa-Paiva, Helymar da Costa Machado, Tayná Figueiredo Maciel, Fernanda Viviane Mariano, Adriana Orcesi Pedro
{"title":"Comparison of the effect of noninvasive radiofrequency with vaginal estrogen and vaginal moisturizer in the treatment of vulvovaginal atrophy in postmenopausal women: a randomized clinical trial.","authors":"Anna Valéria Gueldini de Moraes, Lucia Costa-Paiva, Helymar da Costa Machado, Tayná Figueiredo Maciel, Fernanda Viviane Mariano, Adriana Orcesi Pedro","doi":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002326","DOIUrl":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002326","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare the effect of noninvasive radiofrequency (RF) with vaginal estrogen (E), and vaginal moisturizer (M) on improving vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA) in women with genitourinary syndrome of menopause.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 32 postmenopausal women who met the inclusion criteria were randomized into three intervention arms to receive one of the following treatments: three sessions of noninvasive RF therapy (RF arm); intravaginal estriol cream 1 mg applied daily for 2 weeks, followed by 1 mg applied two times weekly or 1 mg of estradiol vaginal fast-dissolving film applied daily for 2 weeks, followed by 1 mg applied two times weekly (E arm); and intravaginal moisturizer two times a week (M arm). Assessments at baseline and after 4 months were conducted using Vaginal Health Index score, Vaginal Maturation, visual analog scale for VVA symptoms (dyspareunia, dryness, and burning), and Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) for urogenital symptoms. Vaginal wall biopsies were administered to participants who consented, pretreatment and posttreatment (at baseline and after 4 months of follow-up).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After 4 months, the Vaginal Health Index showed an increase of 6.6 points in mean total score in the RF arm, also in the E arm (+7.3 points), with no significant improvement in the M arm (+1.5 points) (interaction effect: RF, E ≠ M, P < 0.001). Regarding vaginal maturation, there was a significant increase in superficial cells in the E arm (+31.3), with no significant changes in the RF (+9.3) and M (-0.5) arms (interaction effect: E ≠ M, P < 0.001). Vaginal pH decreased significantly in the E arm (-1.25), with a similar response in the RF arm (-1.7), with no significant improvement in the M arm (-0.25) (interaction effect: RF, E ≠ M, P < 0.001).There was a significant improvement in the MRS score for VVA symptoms in the three intervention arms, with no predominance of any arm, whereas the improvement in the total MRS score for urogenital symptoms showed a predominance of the RF arm (ΔRF: -7.8; ΔE: -3.5; ΔM: -2.3; RF ≠ E, M). According to histopathologic analysis, there was no statistically significant increase in glycogenation ( P = 0.691) or epithelial cone height ( P = 0.935), despite an increase in the median delta (difference between pretreatment and posttreatment) in the three intervention arms (glycogenation: RF arm Δ = +118.4%; E arm Δ = +130.9%; M arm Δ = +24.9%; epithelial cone height: RF arm Δ = +33.5%; E arm Δ = +18.6%; M arm Δ = +22.3%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The effect of noninvasive RF on the treatment of vulvovaginal symptoms of genitourinary syndrome of menopause was similar to vaginal estrogen, except for hormonal cytology, and superior to vaginal moisturizer, with improvement in some histomorphometric parameters. These findings are promising, especially for the population that cannot or prefers not to use vaginal estrogen therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":18435,"journal":{"name":"Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139983307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria D Hurtado, Elif Tama, Sima Fansa, Wissam Ghusn, Diego Anazco, Andres Acosta, Stephanie S Faubion, Chrisandra L Shufelt
{"title":"Weight loss response to semaglutide in postmenopausal women with and without hormone therapy use.","authors":"Maria D Hurtado, Elif Tama, Sima Fansa, Wissam Ghusn, Diego Anazco, Andres Acosta, Stephanie S Faubion, Chrisandra L Shufelt","doi":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002310","DOIUrl":"10.1097/GME.0000000000002310","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare weight loss response and changes in cardiometabolic risk markers in postmenopausal women using semaglutide with and without menopause hormone therapy (HT) use.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Retrospective cohort study of postmenopausal women treated with semaglutide for overweight or obesity for ≥3 months. Endpoints: total body weight loss percentage (TBWL%) at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after semaglutide initiation; and percentage of women achieving ≥5% and ≥10% TBWL and changes in cardiometabolic risk markers (glucose, blood pressure, and lipids) at 12 months.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 16 women on HT and 90 on no-HT; mean age 56 ± 8 vs 59 ± 8 yr, P = 0.2 and mean BMI 36 ± 5 vs 39 ± 8 kg/m 2 , P = 0.1; respectively. Among women on no-HT, White race, dyslipidemia, and depression were more prevalent. Women on HT had a higher TBWL% at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months: 7 ± 3% vs 5 ± 4%, P = 0.01; 13 ± 6% vs 9 ± 5%, P = 0.01; 15 ± 6% vs 10 ± 6%, P = 0.02; and 16 ± 6% vs 12 ± 8%, P = 0.04; respectively. After adjusting for potential confounders, this association remained significant across time. At 12 months, a greater percentage of women on HT achieved ≥5% and ≥10% TBWL. Both groups experienced an improvement in cardiometabolic risk markers.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In postmenopausal women with overweight or obesity treated with semaglutide, HT use was associated with an improved weight loss response. This association was maintained when adjusted for confounders. Larger studies should be conducted to confirm these results.</p>","PeriodicalId":18435,"journal":{"name":"Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11209769/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140049845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}