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Bionovo, Inc.'s paper describing the mechanism of action of MF101, the company's lead drug candidate for menopausal symptoms, has been published in Endocrinology, a journal published by The Endocrine Society. The paper titled "Selective activation of estrogen receptor beta transcriptional pathways by an herbal extract" details how MF101 is selective to the estrogen receptor beta (ER-b) and does not affect estrogen receptor alpha (ER-a). This is a significant milestone toward the development of safe and effective drugs for menopause since it has been shown that the increased risk of breast and uterine cancers is associated with ER-a activation and that ER-b blocks the growth promoting effects on breast cancer cells.

Do you have Premature Ovarian Failure(POF), which is often the reason for having an early menopause?
Are you unable to get long term support for your condition?
Have you been abandoned by your gynaecologist/G.P. for the treatment of your POF?
Are you aged under 45 years?
Are you based in the U.K.?

Again and again I am hearing about women who are being denied treatment from their GP, not being referred to see gynaecologists when they need to be, and even if they fight to get a referral, I am hearing that they are not being allowed to get follow up appointments without justification being made on a case-by-case basis by the gynaecologist to the Primary Care Trust (PCT). This endless bureaucracy is stifling caring professionals working in the field, who should be caring for patients.

HI! I am new here and trying to find some answers to my physical changes that are happening to my body these past few years.

First of all, the weight gain...I hate it and try to loose?? No way in the world will it! I am sad epresses about that one first of all!20 lbs.!!!My stomach is THERE...and you knwo where there is!! I did not invite it either!!

Secondly, going to the clinic and trying to explain to the doc, your periods are really hindering the lifestyle I am used tohaving! It really is awful! It really controls my lifestyle at the moment because it is so bad! I have to runnnnnnnn..... to the bathroom about 15 times a day to change my tampon and let's not even talk about getting up in the morning with out a towel between my legs.Don't know what they can do for me because I can not use the pill at all...had blood clots from them two years ago.....

A simple test telling women how many years they have left to start a family has been developed by fertility experts.

By measuring the speed of a woman's biological clock, the mail order kit gives early warning of declining fertility.

The test's inventor, Professor Bill Ledger, said it could make the difference between motherhood and remaining childless.

"It can change people's lives because it can give them the change to have children while they are still young enough to do it and not put it off until it is too late," he said.

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Early Menopause was featured recently on Lorraine Kelly's LK Today on GMTV. The link to their web site where there is an introductory article is here.

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Nick Panay has kindly allowed us to offer the notes from his presentation on Premature Ovarian Failure given at the British Menopause Society roadshow in Guildford October 2006. You can view this as a PDF download here. (requires Acrobat Reader)

Women's health is not currently on the government's health agenda, and there appears to be no commitment from the senior health minister to either grant PCT's the required funding for new referrals to specialist menopause clinics, or continue funding the long-term treatment and care for those battling with complex menopause issues.

We are clearly facing a huge uphill struggle to receive the desperately needed recognition, which newly diagnosed girls and young women with POF surely deserve.

I would also like to campaign to the government, about the double prescription charges for HRT, as women, dealing with early menopause already face many challenges, this extra financial burden seems like one too many!