clinical features
Last reviewed 01/2018
Menopausal symptoms are thought to affect around two thirds of women
- around 10-20% describe these symptoms as distressing
- the duration and the severity of the symptoms vary and cannot be predicted (1).
The effects of the menopause may be discussed in terms of:
- vasomotor symptoms } immediate / short term
- psychological effects } effects
- urogenital disease } medium term effect
- cardiovascular disease }
- osteoporosis } long term effects
- breast disease }
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