Menopause Society Exam: Key Quiz
Questions & Answer Key with Complete
Solution
Average age of natural menopause in the United States - correct answer51 years
Stage in STRAW+10 with variable cycle length and elevated FSH - correct answerEarly
menopausal transition
LOOP events are associated with - correct answerAnovulatory cycles
POI is diagnosed when amenorrhea occurs before - correct answer40
Common GSM symptom - correct answerVaginal dryness
Hormone change most responsible for symptoms of menopause - correct
answerDecreased estrogen
STRAW stage includes missed periods for >60 days - correct answer-1
Primary ovarian insufficiency may result from - correct answerChemotherapy
Therapy contraindicated in women with a history of breast cancer - correct
answerSystemic hormone therapy
Not a vasomotor symptom - correct answerJoint pain
Role of progestogen in hormone therapy - correct answerEndometrial protection
Early menopause increases risk for which condition - correct answerCVD
Used to treat GSM - correct answerVaginal estrogen
Risk factor for VMS - correct answerSmoking
Evaluation of abnormal uterine bleeding includes - correct answerUltrasound and biopsy
Menopausal hair loss evaluation includes - correct answerThyroid testing
Antidepressant also used for VMS - correct answerParoxetine
High tone pelvic floor dysfunction best treated by - correct answerPelvic floor PT
,First-line therapy for mild depression - correct answerCBT
Cancer with screening via colonoscopy - correct answerColorectal
Tool that assesses osteoporosis fracture risk - correct answerFRAX
Best initial test for thyroid function - correct answerTSH
Gallstones more common postmenopause due to - correct answerIncreased estrogen
Common STI in midlife - correct answerChlamydia
Best prevention of CVD in menopause - correct answerLifestyle changes
Non-hormonal treatment for hot flashes - correct answerOxybutynin
Hair loss in menopause can be treated with - correct answerTopical minoxidil
Restless leg syndrome may be confused with - correct answerAll of the above
Thromboembolic risk is lowest with - correct answerTransdermal estrogen
Included in metabolic syndrome - correct answerLow HDL, high BP, abdominal obesity
Condition that may mimic menopause in young women with amenorrhea - correct
answerPOI
Hormone that decreases significantly during menopause - correct answerEstrogen
Osteoporosis - correct answerA condition characterized by weakened bones, increasing
the risk of fractures.
Hot flashes - correct answerSudden feelings of warmth, often accompanied by
sweating, commonly experienced during menopause.
Weight gain - correct answerAn increase in body weight, often associated with
hormonal changes during menopause.
Depression - correct answerA mood disorder that can be exacerbated by hormonal
changes during menopause.
Stage following final menstrual period in STRAW+10 - correct answer+1a
Sign of androgen excess - correct answerHirsutism
, Surgical menopause results in - correct answerSudden estrogen loss
Role of DHEA in menopause - correct answerPrecursor to sex hormones
Hormone typically elevated in menopause - correct answerFSH
Common cause of premature menopause - correct answerChemotherapy
Symptom NOT part of GSM - correct answerNight sweats
Primary therapy for vaginal GSM - correct answerVaginal estrogen
Risk of breast cancer increases with - correct answerLate menopause
Cancer associated with HPV - correct answerCervical
Best way to assess endometrial pathology - correct answerEndometrial biopsy
Recommended dietary strategy postmenopause - correct answerCalcium and vitamin D
Arthralgia is commonly associated with - correct answerLow estrogen
Best treatment for menopause-related insomnia - correct answerCBT-I
First-line management for stress urinary incontinence - correct answerPelvic floor
therapy
Disorder increasing with menopause affecting memory - correct answerAlzheimer's
disease
Condition NOT worsened by menopause - correct answerGlaucoma
Common screening tool for depression - correct answerPHQ-9
Most effective therapy for hot flashes - correct answerHormone therapy
Concern regarding compounded hormone therapy - correct answerLacks FDA approval
Mood symptoms in menopause often reflect a - correct answerHormone shift
Pelvic organ prolapse risk increases with - correct answerHigh parity
Breast pain evaluation includes - correct answerPhysical exam
First-line imaging for uterine bleeding evaluation - correct answerPelvic ultrasound
Questions & Answer Key with Complete
Solution
Average age of natural menopause in the United States - correct answer51 years
Stage in STRAW+10 with variable cycle length and elevated FSH - correct answerEarly
menopausal transition
LOOP events are associated with - correct answerAnovulatory cycles
POI is diagnosed when amenorrhea occurs before - correct answer40
Common GSM symptom - correct answerVaginal dryness
Hormone change most responsible for symptoms of menopause - correct
answerDecreased estrogen
STRAW stage includes missed periods for >60 days - correct answer-1
Primary ovarian insufficiency may result from - correct answerChemotherapy
Therapy contraindicated in women with a history of breast cancer - correct
answerSystemic hormone therapy
Not a vasomotor symptom - correct answerJoint pain
Role of progestogen in hormone therapy - correct answerEndometrial protection
Early menopause increases risk for which condition - correct answerCVD
Used to treat GSM - correct answerVaginal estrogen
Risk factor for VMS - correct answerSmoking
Evaluation of abnormal uterine bleeding includes - correct answerUltrasound and biopsy
Menopausal hair loss evaluation includes - correct answerThyroid testing
Antidepressant also used for VMS - correct answerParoxetine
High tone pelvic floor dysfunction best treated by - correct answerPelvic floor PT
,First-line therapy for mild depression - correct answerCBT
Cancer with screening via colonoscopy - correct answerColorectal
Tool that assesses osteoporosis fracture risk - correct answerFRAX
Best initial test for thyroid function - correct answerTSH
Gallstones more common postmenopause due to - correct answerIncreased estrogen
Common STI in midlife - correct answerChlamydia
Best prevention of CVD in menopause - correct answerLifestyle changes
Non-hormonal treatment for hot flashes - correct answerOxybutynin
Hair loss in menopause can be treated with - correct answerTopical minoxidil
Restless leg syndrome may be confused with - correct answerAll of the above
Thromboembolic risk is lowest with - correct answerTransdermal estrogen
Included in metabolic syndrome - correct answerLow HDL, high BP, abdominal obesity
Condition that may mimic menopause in young women with amenorrhea - correct
answerPOI
Hormone that decreases significantly during menopause - correct answerEstrogen
Osteoporosis - correct answerA condition characterized by weakened bones, increasing
the risk of fractures.
Hot flashes - correct answerSudden feelings of warmth, often accompanied by
sweating, commonly experienced during menopause.
Weight gain - correct answerAn increase in body weight, often associated with
hormonal changes during menopause.
Depression - correct answerA mood disorder that can be exacerbated by hormonal
changes during menopause.
Stage following final menstrual period in STRAW+10 - correct answer+1a
Sign of androgen excess - correct answerHirsutism
, Surgical menopause results in - correct answerSudden estrogen loss
Role of DHEA in menopause - correct answerPrecursor to sex hormones
Hormone typically elevated in menopause - correct answerFSH
Common cause of premature menopause - correct answerChemotherapy
Symptom NOT part of GSM - correct answerNight sweats
Primary therapy for vaginal GSM - correct answerVaginal estrogen
Risk of breast cancer increases with - correct answerLate menopause
Cancer associated with HPV - correct answerCervical
Best way to assess endometrial pathology - correct answerEndometrial biopsy
Recommended dietary strategy postmenopause - correct answerCalcium and vitamin D
Arthralgia is commonly associated with - correct answerLow estrogen
Best treatment for menopause-related insomnia - correct answerCBT-I
First-line management for stress urinary incontinence - correct answerPelvic floor
therapy
Disorder increasing with menopause affecting memory - correct answerAlzheimer's
disease
Condition NOT worsened by menopause - correct answerGlaucoma
Common screening tool for depression - correct answerPHQ-9
Most effective therapy for hot flashes - correct answerHormone therapy
Concern regarding compounded hormone therapy - correct answerLacks FDA approval
Mood symptoms in menopause often reflect a - correct answerHormone shift
Pelvic organ prolapse risk increases with - correct answerHigh parity
Breast pain evaluation includes - correct answerPhysical exam
First-line imaging for uterine bleeding evaluation - correct answerPelvic ultrasound
