Characteristic hormonal change in menopause transition - perfect answersDeclining estrogen
Reproductive stage of a 49-year-old with irregular periods and vasomotor symptoms - perfect
answersPerimenopause
Definition of postmenopause - perfect answers12 consecutive months without menstruation
Laboratory finding supporting menopause diagnosis in a 52-year-old woman - perfect answersElevated
FSH (>25 IU/L)
Most effective treatment for moderate-to-severe hot flashes - perfect answersHormone therapy
Hormone therapy regimen for postmenopausal woman with intact uterus - perfect answersEstrogen
plus progestogen
Recommended treatment for hot flashes in breast cancer survivor - perfect answersParoxetine
Contraindication for systemic hormone therapy - perfect answersUnexplained vaginal bleeding
Non-hormonal medication effective for menopausal sleep disturbances - perfect answersGabapentin
Primary risk factor for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women - perfect answersEstrogen deficiency
Diagnosis for a 60-year-old woman with a T-score of -2.8 on DEXA scan - perfect answersOsteoporosis
, Gabapentin - perfect answersImproves sleep and reduces hot flashes in menopausal women.
T-score of -2.8 on DEXA scan - perfect answersIndicates osteoporosis.
First-line medication for postmenopausal osteoporosis treatment - perfect answersBisphosphonates.
Recommended daily calcium intake for women aged 51-70 years - perfect answers1200 mg.
Medication that reduces fracture risk and breast cancer risk - perfect answersRaloxifene.
Cardiovascular risk factor that increases significantly after menopause - perfect answersCoronary artery
disease.
Contributing factor to elevated LDL cholesterol post-menopause - perfect answersEstrogen decline.
Common metabolic change in postmenopausal women - perfect answersIncreased visceral fat.
Most effective intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk in postmenopausal women - perfect
answersLifestyle modification.
Best approach for a woman on HT asking about cardiovascular safety - perfect answersUse lowest
effective dose.
Most common symptom of genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) - perfect answersVaginal
dryness.
First-line treatment for vaginal atrophy in postmenopausal women - perfect answersVaginal estrogen.
Likely cause of dyspareunia in a 57-year-old woman - perfect answersVaginal atrophy.