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'''Menopause''' is defined as "the permanent cessation of menses (menstruation)."<ref name="title">{{cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2008/MB_cgi?term=menopause |title=Menopause |accessdate=2007-12-21 |author=National Library of Medicine |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=}}</ref> | '''Menopause''' is defined as "the permanent cessation of menses (menstruation)."<ref name="title">{{cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2008/MB_cgi?term=menopause |title=Menopause |accessdate=2007-12-21 |author=National Library of Medicine |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=}}</ref> | ||
The typical duration of symptoms is 4 years.<ref name="pmid18521690">{{cite journal |author=Politi MC, Schleinitz MD, Col NF |title=Revisiting the duration of vasomotor symptoms of menopause: a meta-analysis |journal=J Gen Intern Med |volume=23 |issue=9 |pages=1507–13 |year=2008 |month=September |pmid=18521690 |doi=10.1007/s11606-008-0655-4 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-008-0655-4 |issn=}}</ref> | |||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
Revision as of 22:43, 3 September 2008
Menopause is defined as "the permanent cessation of menses (menstruation)."[1]
The typical duration of symptoms is 4 years.[2]
Treatment
Hot flushes can be reduced in some women with as little as 0.014 mg of 17--estradiol in a daily transdermal patch.[3]
References
- ↑ National Library of Medicine. Menopause. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
- ↑ Politi MC, Schleinitz MD, Col NF (September 2008). "Revisiting the duration of vasomotor symptoms of menopause: a meta-analysis". J Gen Intern Med 23 (9): 1507–13. DOI:10.1007/s11606-008-0655-4. PMID 18521690. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Bachmann GA, Schaefers M, Uddin A, Utian WH (2007). "Lowest effective transdermal 17beta-estradiol dose for relief of hot flushes in postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial". Obstet Gynecol 110 (4): 771–9. DOI:10.1097/01.AOG.0000284450.51264.31. PMID 17906008. Research Blogging.