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What Are The Symtoms Of Menopause
Health Encyclopedia: Menopause Symptoms
Symptoms
The most prominent symptoms of the transition to menopause include:
- Hot flashes and night sweats. Women often experience hot flashes as an intense build-up in body heat, followed by sweating and chills. Some women report accompanying anxiety as the sensation builds. In most cases hot flashes resolve within 2 years of menopause, although in some women they may persist for years. Women who have a hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus) are less likely to experience hot flashes than wo...
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Menopause: Resources
www.menopause.org -- North American Menopause Societywww.nof.org -- National Osteoporosis Foundationwww.acog.com -- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologistswww.nia.nih.gov --... Read more »Menopause: Highlights
...lowest dose of hormones for the shortest time necessary. Women should stop HRT once symptoms improve.Menopause and DepressionWomen who have no history of depression may experience depression as... Read more »Menopause: Introduction
...female hormone, is necessary for thickening and preparing the uterine lining for the fertilized egg.Menopause and PerimenopauseAs a woman ages, her supply of eggs declines. Menopause occurs... Read more »Menopause: Complications
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...Foundationwww.osteo.org -- National Institutes of Health, Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseaseswww.menopause.org -- North American Menopause Societywww.asbmr.org -- American Society for Bone and... Read more »Images
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