Memory Can Fade After Menopause

Reminiscence Can Fade After Menopause

However ladies nonetheless outperform males, researchers report

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By Mary Elizabeth Dallas

HealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2016 (HealthDay Information) -- Center-aged ladies can keep in mind greater than males their very own age, however new analysis means that reminiscence could fade as estrogen ranges drop throughout menopause.

Reminiscence loss is a standard age-related criticism, affecting as much as 75 p.c of older folks, the research's authors defined. The researchers famous that many ladies going by way of menopause report being extra forgetful, although they nonetheless outperform males on reminiscence exams.

"Mind fog and complaints of reminiscence points needs to be taken critically," stated Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton, government director of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS).

"This research and others have proven that these complaints are related to reminiscence deficits," she stated in a society information launch.

The research by Harvard Medical College researchers was led by Jill Goldstein, a professor of psychiatry and drugs. It included 212 women and men, between 45 and 55 years outdated. For the research, Goldstein's group used reminiscence and pondering exams to charge the reminiscence, government perform, phrase processing and verbal intelligence of those adults.

The research discovered that girls who had gone by way of menopause had worse reminiscence than those that had not gone by way of menopause. A drop in estrogen ranges amongst older ladies was related to decrease charges of studying new info and recalling reminiscences, the researchers stated.

Reminiscence storage and consolidation, nevertheless, weren't affected, the research authors stated.

The research findings have been revealed Nov. 9 within the journal Menopause.