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sudden unpleasant feelings of heat and sweating most commonly over the face,
neck and chest, and they typically last one to five minutes...they are unpredictable

vasomotor Hot Flashes

Time line/Onset of Vasomotor S/S during menopause

generally begin about two years before the final menstrual period and peak about
one year after the final menstrual period, and then diminish.

African Americans, Hispanics have them more frequently and in _________ women
they're less common

Asian

in obese women suffer more from

Hot flashes affect obese women more

Menopause symptoms

extreme vaginal vulvar dryness, itching, and some have dyspareunia, sexual
dysfunction( va jay jay is extremely alkaline)

menopause psych symptoms:

Anxiety and depression, some studies show a new diagnosis of depression being
about 2.5 times more likely to occur during the menopausal transition as compared to
premenopause. Sleep disturbances

Arousal from sleep and chronic insomnia are linked with menopause caused from
lack of progesterone

, The joy that is menopause

change in intensity, in severity, in migraines.

MIgranes and menopause

Skin and nails .....during menopause

Gifts of menopause to the body are: Some women get mild hirsutism and many
women get dry, brittle nails during menopause.

What does menopause do to "The Ladies?"

decrease in breast size and a change in the breast texture

What does menopause do to the genitourinary area?

there's going to be atrophic vulva and vaginal mucosa decreased rugae and there's
also increased risk for uterine prolapse

Should you do labs for suspected menopause?

diagnostic goes, lab testing, isn't required.

Menopause FSH level

if you want laboratory confirmation that you can obtain an FSH level, which will be
greater than 30. IU/mL and this indicates ovarian failure. Estrogens, androgens and
oral contraceptive pills can also alter lab results.

Why do a pregnancy test for "Still bleeding" menopausal women?

do a pregnancy test if these women have not completely ceased bleeding because this
is one of the most common times for unwanted pregnancies to occur is during that
transitional phase

during that transitional phase also get labs for? You might suspect what disease?

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