Module 8: Menopause and Hormone Therapy
Questions with Correct Answers
3 stages of menopause Correct Ans ✓✓ perimenopause
menopause
postmenopause
perimenopause Correct Ans ✓✓ stage immediately before menopause
where physical changes begin to occur
menopause Correct Ans ✓✓ cessation of regular periods
once a woman has gone 12 consecutive months w/out menstruating
avg age for menopause 51 years
late menopause: after age 55yrs
-birth control pills
-be Japanese
-given birth
early menopause: before age 40 yrs
-personal behaviors
,post-menopause Correct Ans ✓✓ life after the final menstrual period
factors influence when menopause occurs Correct Ans ✓✓ age
family hx
environmental factors
personal behaviors
genetics
aging population experiencing menopause Correct Ans ✓✓ About 13 %
of the total female population—are currently between the ages of 45 and
54, the age group at which menopause most often begins.
By 2060, about half the women in the United States will be
experiencing, or will have experienced, menopause.
natural menopause Correct Ans ✓✓ Ovaries begin to fail to respond to
the luteinizing and follicle-stimulating hormones.
• Ovaries produce lower levels of estrogen and progesterone in response.
• Ovulation becomes erratic.
-fertility declines but pregnancy can still occur due to ovulation
• Menstruation ceases.
, -2 week cycles; then months of cessation; then consecutive 12 months
cultural considerations of menopause Correct Ans ✓✓ Management
options may be confusing.
Societal emphasis on youth
Stereotypes and myths
U.S. "disease" model
Information gaps
positive aspects of menopause Correct Ans ✓✓ Normal life change-not
to be feared
More open discussions
No contraceptive concerns
Often fewer family obligations
Often increased opportunities in workplace
Questions with Correct Answers
3 stages of menopause Correct Ans ✓✓ perimenopause
menopause
postmenopause
perimenopause Correct Ans ✓✓ stage immediately before menopause
where physical changes begin to occur
menopause Correct Ans ✓✓ cessation of regular periods
once a woman has gone 12 consecutive months w/out menstruating
avg age for menopause 51 years
late menopause: after age 55yrs
-birth control pills
-be Japanese
-given birth
early menopause: before age 40 yrs
-personal behaviors
,post-menopause Correct Ans ✓✓ life after the final menstrual period
factors influence when menopause occurs Correct Ans ✓✓ age
family hx
environmental factors
personal behaviors
genetics
aging population experiencing menopause Correct Ans ✓✓ About 13 %
of the total female population—are currently between the ages of 45 and
54, the age group at which menopause most often begins.
By 2060, about half the women in the United States will be
experiencing, or will have experienced, menopause.
natural menopause Correct Ans ✓✓ Ovaries begin to fail to respond to
the luteinizing and follicle-stimulating hormones.
• Ovaries produce lower levels of estrogen and progesterone in response.
• Ovulation becomes erratic.
-fertility declines but pregnancy can still occur due to ovulation
• Menstruation ceases.
, -2 week cycles; then months of cessation; then consecutive 12 months
cultural considerations of menopause Correct Ans ✓✓ Management
options may be confusing.
Societal emphasis on youth
Stereotypes and myths
U.S. "disease" model
Information gaps
positive aspects of menopause Correct Ans ✓✓ Normal life change-not
to be feared
More open discussions
No contraceptive concerns
Often fewer family obligations
Often increased opportunities in workplace
