Menopause

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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-\beta-estradiol in a daily transdermal patch.[3]

References

  1. ↑ National Library of Medicine. Menopause. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
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