01 Aug 2010
| by Mrs Leena Gokhale
Counselling is essential to minimise the impact of early menopause....Am 2001; 28: 405-16. 7. Pearlstein T, Rosen K, Stone AB. Mood disorders and menopause. Endocrinol ...
ABSTRACT
Premature menopause has wider clinical implications than simply the cessation ...
Premature menopause is defined as menopause occurring at an age two SD below the mean for a reference ...
01 Feb 2010
| by Professor Mary Ann Lumsden, Sujan Sen and Jenifer Sassarini
ABSTRACT Menopausal symptoms can disrupt a woman's life and their severity can ...
that weight gain prevention is an important health goal for women before they approach menopause. Key words Menopausal symptoms, obesity, raised BMI, overweight postmenopausal women Menopause usually results from ...
10 Feb 2011
| by Professor Mary Ann Lumsden and Dr Jenifer Sassarini
Avoiding weight gain is vital during menopause. By Professor Mary Ann Lumsden and Dr Jenifer...Menopause usually results from loss of ovarian follicular function due to ageing, but can also ...
of menopause may vary depending on factors, such as individual perception, obesity and other associated medical conditions.
It is suggested that the onset of menopause may be associated with decreased energy ...
09 Feb 2011
| by Dr Sally Hope
of the menopause. Many patients now seek advice about alternative therapeutic options, but this decision must ...
information to help patients make their choice.
Key words Menopause, HRT, alternative therapies
Consultations about the menopause have changed radically in the past decade, since the publication of the WHI 1 ...
01 Aug 2009
| by Mr Brian M Brady and Mr Tim J Child
with the condition, including increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type-2 diabetes mellitus. The menopause ...
ovary syndrome, menopause, cardiovascular risk PCOS demonstrates marked heterogeneity in clinical ...
not confirm it. PCOS is a common disorder affecting 7-8 per cent of women in an unselected population. 2 ...
08 May 2009
. ICSD 2 Classification of sleep disorders 1 Insomnia Sleep-related breathing disorders Hypersomnias of central origin Circadian rhythm sleep disorders Parasomnias Sleep-related movement disorders Isolated symptoms, normal variants and unresolved issues Other sleep disorders Section 2 ...
01 Nov 2009
| by Joanne Townsend
. Following the menopause, falling estrogen levels may present with vaginal and/or urinary symptoms. 1 ...
. The symptoms of vaginal atrophy may take at least 10 years to manifest after the menopause;5 further risk ...
to experience at least one urogenital symptom. 5,6 BOX 1: RISK FACTORS 1,13 Surgical menopause ...
03 May 2011
| by Dr Jenifer Sassarini and Professor Mary Ann Lumsden
A range of therapeutic options is available to treat symptoms of the menopause. By Dr Jenifer...ABSTRACT
Menopausal symptoms can disrupt a woman's personal and social life ...
-hormonal, prescribed and non-prescribed therapies. HRT is not the treatment of choice for all menopause ...
Menopausal symptoms, HRT, obesity, BMI
The number, type and intensity of menopausal ...
18 Jan 2012
| by Dr Sarah Gray
Menopause is technically the last menstrual period and can only be identified retrospectively. Menopause transition is a more helpful concept, describing the time from onset of menstrual irregularity ...
influence and result in earlier cessation of ovarian function.
1. Symptoms
Menopausal symptoms ...
30 Aug 2007
| by Rachel Liddle
Women who have their ovaries removed pre-menopause are at increased risk of developing memory...at a younger age were most likely to develop a movement disorder. Low oestrogen levels following ...