New Study Shows Premature Menopause Linked to Dementia, Experts Explain Why
than men. “There’s a lot of work to try to understand these sex-based differences, and this study offers some important clues and raises some critical questions,” he says.
Doug Scharre, M.D., a neurologist and Director of the Center for Cognitive and Memory Disorders at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, notes that “there have been studies that suggest estrogen may play a role in cognition and Alzheimer’s disease.” One, in particular, he cites found that women who used estrogen supplementation during menopause were at a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease compared to those who didn’t take the hormone.
But Amit Sachdev, M.D., medical director in the department of neurology and ophthalmology at Michigan State University, says that more research is needed before people should jump to conclusions. “I would take this trend with a grain of salt,” he said. “It’s a big leap to go from [menopause] to brain degeneration.”, an ob/gyn at the Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies in Orlando. “This doesn’t prove causation—just that there’s a link. There needs to be more research done.
But, if you're going through menopause, Dr. Streicher recommends talking to your doctor about estrogen supplementation, which can lower your risk of experiencing a slew of side effects, including hot flashes and, perhaps, dementia. “The idea that women should just ‘tough it out’ and potentially deal with serious health consequences is so unfair,” she says.This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses.
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