(Reuters Health) - Managing menopausal symptoms like hot flashes may be possible without taking hormones, but the evidence supporting most alternatives is weak, European researchers say.
A multinational team analyzed past studies on treatments ranging from exercise to antidepressants and behavioral therapy, in a review conducted for the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS).

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SAN DIEGO, California (Mar. 7, 2015) — Menopausal hormone-replacement therapy does not appear to affect mortality either positively or negatively, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis.

Frequent vasomotor symptoms (VMS) associated with menopause persist longer than had been thought, and the sooner they start, the longer they last, according to a study published online February 16 in JAMA Internal Medicine. The longest duration of VMS occurred among black women.