Term
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Definition
Permanent cessation of menstrual flow.
Just one event occurring over months when ovarian function & hormone production declines.
Decreasing levels of estrogen and progesterone result in many of the classic symptoms.
Labs: FSH and LH levels rise with menopause
This transitional phase is known as climacteric |
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Term
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Definition
Vasomotor symptoms “hot flashes” r/t low levels of estrogen and increased levels of LH
Sleep disturbances
Urogenital Atrophy leading to vaginal thinning, incontinence (urge and stress), cystocele and rectoceles
Osteoporosis
Hair loss and hair growth |
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Term
| Menopause (Nursing Diagnoses) |
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Definition
Alt in thermoregulation
Alteration in Comfort
Trauma, Risk for r/t bone loss
Sleep Pattern Disturbance
Altered Urinary Elimination
Knowledge Deficit |
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Term
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Definition
Hormone Replacement Therapy “HRT”
Heart, Estrogen, Progestin Replacement Study “HERS”
Women’s Health Initiative Study “WHI”
Herbal remedies
Alternative approaches |
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Term
| Best Candidate for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) |
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Definition
Younger (Short term)
Osteoporosis
Contraindicated:
Smokers
Hx of breast Cancer
Diabetes
Patients who are @ risk for clots.
Dosing and Administration recommendations for estrogen and progesterone |
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Term
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Definition
| Labs: FSH and LH levels rise with menopause |
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