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| Menopause Basics Physiology, Perimenopause and Menopause. 2007. JoAnn V. Pinkerton, MD. Director, Midlife Health Center. Professor of Ob/Gyn ... |
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| Precise cause is unknown; Estrogen levels alone not predictive of hot flash frequency or severity; Other conditions: thyroid disease, epilepsy, infection |
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| Because of the belief, based on good studies, that HRT protects against heart disease, women were told at menopause that they should start premarin to ... |
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| Glandular tissues, the origin of most breast carcinomas, are most dense after puberty until menopause, thus, dictating the effectiveness of mammography. ... |
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| ... Hormonal dysfunction- diabetes, pancreatitis, adrenal-cortex disease, thyroid disease, acromegaly, menopause; Hypertension; Obesity and hyperlipidemia ... |
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| ... alcohol, diet, sedentary; Drugs – steroids; Diseases – RA, neuromuscular,liver disease, malabsorption, hyperparathyroid, hyperthyroid, hypogonadism ... |
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| Occurs after surgical menopause, adrenalectomy. Drugs in “female androgen deficiency”. Tibolone (Livial®). HRT – progestogenic and androgenic ... |
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| Menopause < 45; Glucocorticoids; Immobilization; BMI < 19; Anorexia Nervosa. Propensity to fall; Malabsorption; Chronic renal failure; Transplantation ... |
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