MENOPAUSAL HORMONE THERAPY Flashcards
WHAT IS THE DEFINITON OF MENOPAUSE
CESSATION OF MENSES FOR 12 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS
WHAT IS THE PHYSIOLOGY OF MENOPAUSE
EVENTUALLY MENSTURATION CEASES DUE TO REDUCES NUMBER OF FOLLICES AND REDUCED RESPONSIVENESS TO FSH
WHAT IS THE AVERAGE AGE FOR CESSATION OF MENSES
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WHAT FACTORS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY MENOPAUSE
SMOKING
AUTOIMMUNE AND GENETIC DISEASES
CHEMO INDUCED
WHAT ARE THE COMMON VASOMOTOR CLINICAL FEATURES FOR MENOPAUSE
HOT FLUSHES AND NIGHT SWEATS
WHAT ARE THE MUSCULOSKELETAL CLINICAL FEATURES FOR MENOPAUSE
PAINFUL JOINTS
OSTEOPOROSIS
ARTHRALGIA AND MYALGIA
WHAT ARE THE CV CLINICAL FEATURES FOR MENOPAUSE
HTN
INCREASED RISK FOR AMI
WHAT ARE THE NONSPECIFIC CLINICAL FEATURES OF MENOPAUSE
FATIGUE
WEIGHT GAIN
WHAT ARE THE REPRODUCTUVE SYMPTOMS OF MENPAUSE
GENITAL TRACT ATROPHY
REDUCTION IN BREAST SIZE
VAGINAL DRYNESS
UTIS
WHAT ARE THE NEURO SYMPTOMS OF MENPOPAUSE
CHANGES IN MOOD
CHANGES IN MEMORY
HA
DIZZINESS
BRAIN FOG
IS IT OKAY TO USE HRT FOR MENOPAUSE
YES!
THINKING AND EVIDENCE HAS CHANGED
WHY WAS IT NOT CONSIDERED SAFE TO USE HRT FOR MENOPAUSE
THERE IS A NEW WAY OF THINKING, IT IS OKAY FOR SOME PEOPLE AND IT IS NOW THOUGHT THAT CVD RISK FACTORS ARE MULTIPLE, AND THAT AN INDIVIDUAL RISK FACTOR ASSESSMENT SHOULD BE ASSESSED FOR PRESCRIPTION
WHAT DID MENOPAUSAL HRT USED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH
CVD
BREAST CANCER
BLOOD CLOTS
WHY COULD IT BE THOUGHT THAT MENOPAUSAL HRT IS ASSOCIATED WITH BLOOD CLOTS
BECAUSE TOO MUCH E IS ASSOCIATED WITH CLOTTING, AND E IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING PROTEINS RESPONSIBLE FOR CLOTTING
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF MENOPAUSAL HRT
DECREASED SYMPTOMS
DECREASED BONE LOSS
DOES NOT ALTER CVD RISK PROFILE
