Hormone treatment may ease menopause 'brain fog,' study suggests
A UCLA Health study suggests that a hormone treatment combining estriol and progesterone may help alleviate 'brain fog' in menopausal women. The study found significant improvements in cognitive functions like memory and concentration after a 12-month regimen.
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This offers a potential new therapeutic pathway for cognitive symptoms of menopause, which currently lack FDA-approved treatments.
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Add as preferred source Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Many women going through menopause report struggling with memory lapses, trouble concentrating and slower thinking, a set of symptoms often described as "brain fog." A new study by UCLA Health suggests an estrogen hormone treatment combining estriol and progesterone may help ease these symptoms, offering an early but potentially promising way to address a menopause-related symptom for which there is currently no FDA-approved treatment.
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