NAMS & The Female Patient

Articles & Patient Handouts

These NAMS-developed articles on women at midlife were published in “Menopause Matters” in The Female Patient. Each article was accompanied by a Patient Handout in English and Spanish. All articles and Patient Handouts are now archived for your reference.

Midlife Weight Management

• Article by Gloria A. Bachmann, MMS, MD & Mariella L. Danspeckgruber, MA
• Patient Handout in English
• Patient Handout  in Spanish

The Truth About Bioidentical Hormone Therapy

• Article by JoAnn V. Pinkerton, MD, NCMP
• Patient Handout in English
• Patient Handout in Spanish

Paced Respiration for Hot Flashes?

• Article by Debra S. Burns, PhD, MT-BC; Janet S. Carpenter, PhD, RN, FAAN
• Patient Handout in English 
• Patient Handout in Spanish 

Risks of Being Sexual in Midlife: What We Don’t Know Can Hurt Us

• Article by Diana Taylor, RNP, PhD, FAAN; Evelyn Angel James, WHNP-BC, CNM
  Article by Diana Taylor, RNP, PhD, FAAN; Evelyn Angel James
• Patient Handout in English
• Patient Handout in Spanish

Diagnosis and Treatment of Overactive Bladder in Midlife Women

• Article by Tyler M. Muffly, MD; Marie Fidela R. Paraiso, MD 
• Patient Handout in English 
• Patient Handout in Spanish 

To Treat or Not to Treat: Reducing Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Women

• Article by E. Michael Lewiecki, MD, FACP, FACE 
• Patient Handout in English 
• Patient Handout in Spanish 

Marine Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease

• Article by JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH, NCMP; Shari S. Bassuk 
• Patient Handout in English 
• Patient Handout in Spanish 

Screening for Ovarian Cancer in Midlife Women

• Article by Emma Rossi, MD; Daniel L. Clarke-Pearson, MD 
• Patient Handout in English 
• Patient Handout in Spanish 

The Stress of Caregiving in Midlife Women

• Article by Judith A. Berg, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP 
• Patient Handout in English 
• Patient Handout in Spanish 

Cognitive Symptoms and Disorders in the Midlife Woman

• Article by Victor W. Henderson, MD, MS, NCMP 
• Patient Handout in English 
• Patient Handout in Spanish 

Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD)

• Audiocast by Sheryl A. Kingsberg, PhD
• Article by Sheryl A. Kingsberg, PhD 
• Patient Handout in English 
• Patient Handout in Spanish