Antidepressants for menopausal symptoms

ACUPUNCTURE AND MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS About menopausal symptoms

The menopause, defined as the end of the last menstrual period, occurs at a median age of 53 years (Hardy 2005). The change in hormone levels during the perimenopause and menopause, particularly the decline in levels of oestrogen, can cause acute menopausal symptoms; for example, about 30–70% of women in Western countries will experience vasomotor symptoms, such as hot flushes and night sweats ...

Managing debilitating menopausal symptoms.

Severity and duration of menopausal symptoms varies markedly. Eight out of ten women experience symptoms and on average these last four years, with one in ten women experiencing symptoms for up to 12 years. A recent study found that women whose vasomotor symptoms started before the menopause suffered longest, median 11.8 years. Women whose hot flushes and night sweats started after the menopaus...

Acupuncture and Menopausal Symptoms

The menopause, defined as the end of the last menstrual period, occurs at a median age of 53 years (Hardy 2005). The change in hormone levels during the perimenopause and menopause, particularly the decline in levels of oestrogen, can cause acute menopausal symptoms; for example, about 30–70% of women in Western countries will experience vasomotor symptoms, such as hot flushes and night sweats ...

Treatment of menopausal symptoms

Conjugated Estrogens/Bazedoxifene (Duavee) for Menopausal Symptoms.

A collection of STEPS published in AFP is available at http://www.aafp.org/ afp/steps. Conjugated estrogens/bazedoxifene (Duavee) combines conjugated estrogen with bazedoxifene, a selective estrogen receptor modulator. Bazedoxifene stimulates estrogen receptors in bone and has antagonistic effects in the breast and uterus.1 Conjugated estrogens/bazedoxifene is labeled for the treatment of moder...