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Chapter 25 - Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy

from Section 5 - Post-Reproductive Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2021

By
Kugajeevan Vigneswaran  and
Haitham Hamoda
Edited by
Tahir Mahmood ,
Charles Savona-Ventura ,
Ioannis Messinis  and
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Tahir Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Charles Savona-Ventura
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
Ioannis Messinis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, Greece
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Affiliation:
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, UK
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Summary

Menopause is defined as the permanent cessation of menstruation that occurs after the loss of ovarian follicular function. The name is derived from the Greek words menos meaning month and pausis (cessation). It marks the end of the reproductive lifespan and is accompanied by changes within the neuroendocrine system that manifest in clinical symptoms classically associated with menopause. Menopause can occur naturally (spontaneously) or be induced through a medical intervention (surgery, chemotherapy or pelvic radiation therapy).

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hormone replacement therapyHRTamenorrhoeasymptomsoestrogen
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The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Gynaecology
 , pp. 203 - 211
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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