Menopause

Menopause: Introduction

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Menopause: The end of female menstruation and fertility. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Menopause is available below.

Symptoms of Menopause

• Hot flushes - sudden warmth and then sweating; affecting about 75% of women.
  • Sudden facial warmth
  • Facial flushing
  • Facial tingling
  • Flush spreads to neck and/or body
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 50 symptoms of Menopause

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Menopause:

• Pregnancy -- Related Home Testing:
  • Home Pregnancy Tests
  • Home Early Pregnancy Tests
  • Home Ovulation Tests
  • Home Fertility Tests
  • Home Rhesus/RH Blood Type Tests
  • Home Fetal Tests
• Osteoporosis & Bone Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Osteoporosis Tests
  • Home Bone Loss Tests
• Menopause: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Menopause Tests
  • Home FSH Hormone Tests
  • Home Osteoporosis Testing
• Vaginal Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Vaginal Infection Tests
  • Home Vaginal PH Tests
  • Home Yeast Infection Tests
  • Home Candida Kits
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Test Kits
  • Home Bladder Test Kits
• Sexuality & Libido: Home Testing:
  • Home Hormone Tests
  • Home Libido Tests
  • Home Menopause Testing
  • Home Andropause Tests
• Breast Cancer: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Breast Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Breast Lump Detection
• more tests...»

Menopause: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Menopause:

• Increased risk of various conditions after menopause:
  • Osteoporosis - need extra calcium in diet after menopause.
  • Heart disease
  • Stroke
• Bladder incontinence
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Menopause

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Menopause

• FSH level blood test
• more tests...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Menopause?

• Misdiagnosis of Menopause
• Failure to diagnose Menopause
• Hidden causes of Menopause (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Menopause

Menopause: Medical Mistakes

• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Menopause: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Menopause:

• Mom & Baby
• Pregnancy
• Senior Health
• Womens Health
• more product offers...»

Menopause: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Menopause

Unnecessary hysterectomies due to undiagnosed bleeding disorder in women: The bleeding disorder called Von Willebrand's disease is quite common...read more »

Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease is often over-diagnosed. Patients tend to assume that any memory loss or forgetulness symptom might be Alzheimer's, whereas there are many other less...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical...read more »

Rare type of breast cancer without a lump: There is a less common form of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer. Its symptoms can be an inflammation of the breast tissue, such as with...read more »

Tremor need not be Parkinson's disease: There is the tendency to believe that any tremor symptom, or shakiness, means Parkinson's disease. The reality is that there...read more »

Rare diseases misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: A rare genetic disorder is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease for men in their 50's. The disease Fragile X disorder can show only mild symptoms in the early...read more »

Female athlete syndrome leads to undiagnosed osteoporosis: Younger women are not usually considered as candidates for diagnosis of osteoporosis. However, a pattern of three...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Menopause

Menopause: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
  • Geriatric Medicine (Senior Health Specialist)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

• Rate Your Doctor Online
• Research Your Doctor Online
• Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Menopause

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Menopause:

• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Senior Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Nursing Homes & Aged Care Facilities -- Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Menopause, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Menopause: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
  • High Cholesterol -- Rare Types
  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Depression -- Rare Types
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Hemochromatosis -- Rare Types
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Menopause

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More information about causes of Menopause:

• Menopause as a complication caused by other conditions
• Menopause as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Menopause

Treatments for Menopause

• Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
  • Progestin/Estrogen Replacement Therapy (PERT)
  • Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) - no longer widely used due to side effects; can be used in women without a uterus.
  • Premarin - a form of ERT.
• Lifestyle changes - unclear if these are specifically treatments for menopause or merely good practice for older women.
• more treatments...»

See full list of 24 treatments for Menopause

News Archives for Menopause

Medical news articles related to Menopause include:

• Menopause Drug Tied to Breast Cancer Recurrence
• Shorter Menopause May Speed Risk of Heart Disease
• HRT After Menopause Reduces Symptoms
• Hormone Therapy Safe, Effective for Women Entering Menopause
• Severe Menopause Symptoms Raise Heart Risks
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Videos for Menopause

Patient Surveys for Menopause

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Menopause
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Prognosis for Menopause

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Reseach about Menopause

Visit our research pages for current research about Menopause treatments.

Clinical Trials for Menopause

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Menopause include:

• Soy Estrogen Alternative Study (SEA) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - estrogens,conjugated
• Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women (Healthy Women Study) - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Single-Dose Study of Black Cohosh and Red Clover - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Cimicifuga racemosa,Trifolium pratense
• Hormone Replacement in Menopausal Women With Epilepsy - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - prempro
• Use of Black Cohosh and Red Clover for the Relief of Menopausal Symptoms - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Cimicifuga racemosa,Trifolium pratense,Black cohosh,Red clover
• more trials...»

See full list of 153 Clinical Trials for Menopause

Statistics for Menopause

• Medical statistics for Menopause
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Menopause
• Death and Mortality statistics for Menopause
• Society statistics for Menopause

Menopause: Broader Related Topics

• Menstrual conditions
• more types...»

Types of Menopause

Types of Menopause

• Perimenopause - pre-menopause phase
• Premature menopause
• more types...»

Read more about Types of Menopause

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Article Excerpts about Menopause

Menopause: NWHIC (Excerpt)

Many women wonder and worry about what will happen when they reach menopause, but in fact it can be a liberating experience! We know that menopause marks the end of the time in life when you can become pregnant, but it can also represent a new beginning - a time to focus on yourself and your needs. (Source: excerpt from Menopause: NWHIC)

Menopause - Age Page - Health Information: NIA (Excerpt)

Menopause or the "change of life" affects each woman in a different way. Maybe hot flashes and sleep problems troubled your sister during menopause. You, however, might be feeling a new sense of freedom and energy. Your best friend may hardly be aware of a change at all. (Source: excerpt from Menopause - Age Page - Health Information: NIA)

Definitions of Menopause:

Menopause is the permanent cessation of menses, usually defined by 6 to 12 months of amenorrhea in a woman over 45 years of age. (NCI) - (Source - Diseases Database)

The time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends - (Source - WordNet 2.1)