Menopause Flashcards
a point in time following 12 consecutive months of amenorrhea occurring in response to normal physiologic changes in the hypothalamic pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis.
Menopause
What is the average age of menopause?
and what is the age range menopause can take place?
51; 40-58
What are some influences that provoke menopause to come on early? (5)
1- Genetics 2- health 3- environmental exposures 4- Smoking 5- Diet
The period when women are experiencing changes in their menstrual cycle that are reflexive of endocrine changes
Perimenopause or menopausal transition
Alph and beta estrogen receptors have different affinities for the three different forms of estrogen throughout the body. Where are they located? (9)
1- Brain (cognitive and vasomotor centers) 2- heart 3- skin 4- eyes 5- GI tract 6- vascular system' 7- urogenital tract 8- breast tissue 9- bone
Where are progesterone receptors located? (8)
1- Brain (vasomotor, pituitary, hypothalamic) 2- vascular tissues 3- heart 4- lung 5- pancreas 6- bones 7- breast 8- reproductive organs
What cause of vaginal dryness and hot flashes in menopause?
Hormone levels fluctuate and decline so estrogen and progesterone remain unbound causing vaginal dryness and hot flashes
Period preceding final menstruation last between ___-___ years, usually occurring between age ____-____
8-10; 48-55
What is the new term for Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
Hormone Therapy
What does MHT stand for ?
Menopause hormone therapy
What does BHRT stand for ?
Biologically identified hormone replacement therapy
What does ET stand for ?
Estrogen therapy
What does EPT stand for ?
Estrogen Progesterone therapy
What does ETT stand for ?
Estrogen Testosterone therapy
