1. what is the gold standard for hormone therapy
treatment of hot flashes
2. does hormone therapy cause breast cancer no
3. lack of estrogen in the vaginal and urethral area UTI
causes an increase in what complications
4. Hormone therapy is effective at the osteoporosis
prevention of what
5. If a women has a family history of breast
cancer no is this a contraindication for
starting hormone therapy
6. does menopause affect lipid levels yes
7. Should you discourage the use of hormone ther- no
apy in postmenopausal women
8. defined as the span of time from usu- ally last
puberty to perimenopause
9. defined as the span of time that begins
with the onset of menstrual cycle
changes and other menopause s/s and
extend through menopause to 1 year
after menopause
10. when does the time frame known as
peri- menopause begin
11. who long does the perimenopause period
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premenopause
perimenopause
when a pt begins experiencing menstrual cycle changes and other
menopause related s/s
6-10 years
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12. perimenopause begins with the changing of the through menopause and
1 year af-
menstraul cycle and menopause s/s and contin- ter menopause
ues until when
13. what is another name for the peri menopause transitions (MT)
menopause period
14. defined as the the final menstrual menopause
period which can be confirmed after
going 12 consecutive months without a
period
15. when can you diagnose menopause after 12 consecutive months
with-
out a period
16. defined as the span of time after menopause post menopause
17. what does NAMS stand for north america menopause
society
18. what is the average age of menopause 51
range 45-55
19. during menopause what levels decrease - decrease in ovarian follicular
ac-
tivity
-decrease in estrogen and
proges- terone
20. during menopause what levels rise - FSH increase 10-20 times
-LH levels rise 3 times
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21. is progesterone measurable during post- no
menopause
22.
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