Managing the menopause

CLINICAL REVIEW Managing the menopause

A practitioner's toolkit for managing the menopause.

OBJECTIVE A number of learned societies, including the International Menopause Society, have produced position statements pertaining to the use of postmenopausal hormone therapy. These documents are highly informative but are not designed for use by primary-care physicians and nurse practitioners during routine consultations. Our aim was to produce a toolkit for practitioners that could be used...

Managing Menopause: Current Therapeutic Options for Vasomotor Symptoms

enopause is an inevitable part of every woman’s life. Currently, 42 million women in the United States are over the age of 50 years and potentially menopausal. With the aging of the population, this number is expected to grow to 52 million by the year 2010. Physician familiarity with treatment options for symptoms associated with menopause will be a necessity. The definition of menopause is the...

EMAS position statement: Managing the menopause in the context of coronary heart disease.

INTRODUCTION Cardiovascular disease (CVD) including coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke is the most common cause of female death. Premenopausal CHD is very rare but when women enter the menopause the incidence of CHD increases markedly. CHD presents 10 years later in women than in men. The reason is still unclear but the protective effects of estrogens have been suggested. AIMS To formula...

The Menopause