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NAMs Menopause Certification Exam
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS (2025/2026)
ClimactericHphaseH-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-
TheHperiodHofHendrocrinologic,Hsomatic,HandHtransitoryHpsychologicHchangesHthatHoccurHaroundHt
heHtimeHofHmenopause.



EarlyHmenopauseH-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-LMPHbeforeHageH45



LateHmenopauseH-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-LMPHafterHageH54



PrimaryHovarianHinsufficiencyH-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-MenopauseHthatHoccursHbeforeHageH40



EarlyHmenopauseHtransitionH(stageH-2)H-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-
PersistentHdifferenceHofH7HdaysHorHmoreHinHtheHlengthHofHconsecutiveHcycles.



LateHmenopauseHtransitionH(stageH-1)H-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-
60HorHmoreHconsecutiveHdaysHofHamenorrhea



LutealHoutHofHphaseHeventH(LOOP)H-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-
ExplainsHwhyHsomeHperimenopausalHwomenHhaveHelevatedHestrogenHlevelHsometimes...InHtheHea
rlyHmenopauseHtransition,HelevatedHFSHHlevelsHareHadequateHtoHrecruitHaHsecondHfollicleHwhichHre
sultsHinHaHfollicularHphase-likeHriseHinHestradiolHsecretionHsuperimposedHonHtheHmid-to-
lateHlutealHphaseHofHtheHongoingHovulatoryHcycle.



ObeseHwomenHandHestradiolHlevelsHduringHmenopauseH-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-
ObeseHwomenHareHmoreHlikelyHtoHhaveHanovulatoryHcyclesHwithHhighHestradiolHlevels.HTheyHareHal

,soHmoreHlikelyHtoHhaveHlowerHpremenopauseHyetHhigherHpostmenopauseHestradiolHlevelsHcompar
edHwithHwomenHofHnormalHweight.H(whyHtheyHareHatHhigherHriskHofHendometrialHcancer)



ChineseHandHJapaneseHwomenH-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-
TheseHethnicHgroupsHhaveHlowerHestradiolHlevelsHthenHwhite,HblackHandHhispanicHwomen.



stageH+2H-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-lateHmenopauseHstage:H5-
8HyearsHafterHFMP.HSomaticHagingHpredominates.HIncreasedHgenitourinaryHsymptoms.



StagesH+1a,H+1b,H+1cH-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-
earlyHpostHmenopause:H2HyearsHafterHFMP.HFSHHrises,HestradiolHdecreases.HVMSHpredominate.



ElevatedHFSH,HLHH-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-EndocrineHlabsHafterHmenopause



AMH,HinhibinHBH-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-
TheseHhormonesHworkHduringHreproductiveHyearsHtoHnotHdepleteHfollicleHpoolHtooHquickly.



PhasesHduringHmenopauseHtransitionHandHPMSHsymptomsH-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-
MenstrualHcycleHvariable,HpersistentH>7HdayHdifferenceHbetweenHdifferenceHinHlengthHofHconsecut
iveHcycles.



HowHtoHrespondHifHaHpatientHrequestsHFSHHlab?H-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-
manyHpitfalls,HvariableHdependingHonHtheHdayHofHtheHcycleHyouHdrawHtheHlab,HnormalHorHlowHFSHHi
sHnotHhelpful.



TheHpotentiallyHsuperiorHmarkerHofHmenopause,HaHlab.H-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-AMH

,DHEAH(dehydroepiandrosterone)H-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-
AdrenalHandrogens:HprecursorHhromonesHproducedHbyHtheHadrenalHglandHthatHareHenzymaticallyH
convertedHtoHactiveHandrogensHorHestrogensHinHperipheralHtissues.



LocationHofHestrogenHreceptorsH-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-
Vagina,Hvulva,Hurethra,HtrigoneHofHtheHbladder



EffectsHofHestrogenHonHtissueH-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-
maintainHbloodHflow,HtheHcollagen,HandHHAHwithinHtheHepithelialHsurfaces.HSupportsHmicrobiomeH
whichHsupportsHacidityHofHvaginaHandHprotectsHtissueHfromHpathogens.



VaginalHchangesHwithHmenopauseH-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-
Thinning,HlossHofHelasticity,HlossHorHabsenceHorHrugae.



VaginaHandHurethraHinHmenopauseH-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-
vaginaHnarrows,HurethraHmovesHcloserHtoHtheHintroitus.



StressHurinaryHincontinenceH-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-
VaginalHestrogenHandHurinaryHincontinence:HwhatHtypeHdoesHitHhelpHwith?



TreatmentHforHFPHLH-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-
Minoxidil,Hspironolactone,Hfinasteride,HestrogenHtherapy



LateHreporoductiveHyearsH-3bHandH-
3a.HWhatHhappensHwithHmenstrualHcycles,HFSH,HAMH,HAFC,Hinhibin?H-HCORRECTHANSWERSH--
3b:HmenstrualHcyclesHnormal,HFSHHnormal,HAMHHlow,HAFCHlow,HinhibinHlow.H



-3a:HsubtleHmenstrualHchanges,HvariableHFSH,HAMHHlow,HAFCHlow,HinhibinHlow.

, WhenHitHisHappropriateHtoHcheckHanHFSHHduringHtheHcycleHifHyouHcheckHit?HandHwhy?H-
HCORRECTHANSWERSH-


CycleHdayH#3.HElevatedHestradiolHcanHsuppressHFSHHgivingHaHfalselyHnormalHFSHHlevel.



AMH

producedHby...

usedHtoHtest...

IsHitHaHscreeningHtoolHforHfertility?

WhenHdoesHitHpeak?H-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-producedHbyHgranulosaHcells



usedHtoHtestHdamageHtoHovarianHfollicleHreserve.HIfHAMHHisHlow,HtheHwomanHhasHaHlowHovarianHres
erve.H



notHrecommendedHasHaHscreeningHtoolHtoHpredictHfertility.H



PeaksHatHaroundH25HyearsHold.HSoHbeforeHageH25,HthisHtestHisHnotHhelpful.H



ItHisHinfluencedHbyHexogenousHhormones.HLowerHinHhormonalHcontraceptionHusers,HbutHincreasesH
afterHd/cing.



AFCH-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-AntralHfollicleHcount

NumberHofHfolliclesHthatHareHdetectableHwithHultrasound.H

TheyHareHsensitiveHtoHFSHHandHconsideredHtoHrepresentHtheHavailabilityHpoolHofHfollicles.



LateHmenopauseHtransitionH(-1)HFSHHlevelHonHrandomHdrawH-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-25HorHhigher



BlackHwomenHhaveHhigherHorHlowerHFSHHlevels?H-HCORRECTHANSWERSH-Higher

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