When considering menopause and the consequences of its associated estrogen loss consider the entire body of evidence BE DISPLAYED IN SCIM? Brain: The subject of freedom of expression came up during a conversation with In the past 10 years research Eyes: Ongoing research continues to investigate cataracts in postmenopausal women as well as macular degeneration the leading cause of blindness In the aging population has explored questions surrounding the consequences of menopause and cognitive functioning memory and Alzheimer's disease Dan Deusterman 18 John M Stassen 16 and Ross Mattson 18 at South St Paul (Minn) High School: age-relat- Dan: When you come to school you pretty much lose your First Amendment rights Your right to express yourself what you have to say the clothes you wear They get touchy abopt some of our artwork Like if youre painting a body and its naked And if your painting has certain words on it Lynn Minton: Obscene words? Dan: Swear words Degrading words for body parts or people whatever Myself I dont do that But there was this kid who graduated last year and hed make that kind of painting His paintings degraded women There were paintings about killing people And he had these words on there And it was really powerful artwork He didnt go out and kill how people This was just his artwork he expressed himself John: But is that appropriate at a school? Dan: For an IB interbaccalaureate art class yes Because it is serious artwork Its like someone's pouring their life out onto the can-a- s Sometimes artwork is not appro-mat- e I dont think they should tell you You should paint a sunflower because ts happy and its appropriate for school lohn: I think art is acceptable as long as 'our art doesnt offend me in a school School should be a comfortable place nd these scenes that depict rape or nurder or offend people I dont think heyre appropriate for a school It wouldnt make a very nice environment ts the same thing with the 666 shirts continued ARAM MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 16 1998 PAGE 9 Uncomfortable symptoms: For over 50 years Teeth: Research continues to x explore the association between tooth loss and menopause it's been known that estrogen loss associated with menopause causes the hot flashes and night sweats that often influence mood and sleep Heart: Since the 1950s large-sca- le clinical trials have researched cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women looking at cholesterol heart attacks and death Bone: Decades of research have proven that estrogen loss deof study has confirmed that estrogen loss causes vaginal thinning and dryness and increases the frequency of vaginal infections which can be uncomfortable and Interfere with intimacy creases bone mineral density and increases the risk of fractures from osteoporosis Colon: Ongoing research continues to explore the risk of colon cancer among women after menopause Today we know more than ever about the consequences of estrogen loss during and after menopause and the effect it has on your entire body "selective" or a not "designer" estrogens may Impact number of health Issues associated with menopause Talk to your doctor because problems resulting from estrogen loss aren't always selective So-call- ed This message is sponsored by the Wyeth-AyerWomen's Health Research Institute devoted exclusively to the discovery and development of medicines that help women live healthier lives 6 19W Wyeth-Ay- laboratories 46960-0- Printed m US A January 1996 FjW n WYETH VERST WOMENS HEALTH RESEH6TrrUTE