Menopause.
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Carter AE; Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, MUH W923, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.; Merriam S; Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University Drive C, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA. Electronic address: sullivansb@upmc.edu.
- Source
- Publisher: W B Saunders Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 2985236R Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1557-9859 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00257125 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Med Clin North Am Subsets: MEDLINE
- Subject
- Language
- English
Menopause, which is defined as the point in time 12 months after a woman's final menstrual period, is marked by a decrease in estrogen and accompanying symptoms including vasomotor and genitourinary symptoms. Hormone therapy is the most effective treatment of vasomotor symptoms and is first-line in women with moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms who are early in the menopausal transition and do not have a contraindication. Nonhormonal pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments are also available for the treatment of menopause-related symptoms for women who prefer to avoid hormones or who have a contraindication to hormone therapy.
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