Impact of menopause on the women's health
Journal of the Korean Medical Association
;
: 141-144, 2019.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-766574
ABSTRACT
Menopause is a consequence of loss of ovarian function. Withdrawal of estrogen level cause various menopausal symptoms. Change in the estrogen level can affect large areas of body target, causing atrophy of tissues and metabolic modifications with psychological and sexual changes that are variably experienced by individual woman. Short-term consequences of estrogen deprivation include vasomotor symptoms and urogenital atrophy. Long-term consequences of estrogen deprivation include cardiovascular disease, bone loss and osteoporosis, cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease.
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Main subject:
Osteoporosis
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Atrophy
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Menopause
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Cardiovascular Diseases
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Women's Health
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Estrogens
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Alzheimer Disease
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Medical Association
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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