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Planning Techniques , Women's Health Services/organization & administration , Communication , Consumer Behavior , Female , Financial Management , Health Promotion , Holistic Health , Humans , Marketing of Health Services , Program Development , Program Evaluation , Research , United StatesABSTRACT
Menopause is a natural event most women experience as they enter their 5th decade. As human life expectancy has lengthened, health issues concerning women in mid-life have become a major focus in holistic, preventive health care, which is heavily influenced by nurses. Controversy continues about the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy for women during their years of perimenopause and postmenopause. Evidence is compiling, however, that indicates the benefits of exogenous hormones may outweigh these concerns. As nurses, we must have a current knowledge of hormone replacement therapy to counsel our patients effectively. This article presents information to assist the nurse in meeting this goal.
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Estrogens/administration & dosage , Guidelines as Topic , Hormone Replacement Therapy/nursing , Hormone Replacement Therapy/standards , Postmenopause/drug effects , Progestins/administration & dosage , Aged , Attitude of Health Personnel , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Postmenopause/physiology , Risk Assessment , United StatesABSTRACT
Menopause is a natural event most women experience as they enter their 5th decade. As human life expectancy has lengthened, health issues concerning women in mid-life have become a major focus in holistic, preventive health care, which is heavily influenced by nurses. Controversy continues about the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy for women during their years of perimenopause and postmenopause. Evidence is compiling, however, that indicates the benefits of exogenous hormones may outweigh these concerns. As nurses, we must have a current knowledge of hormone replacement therapy to counsel our patients effectively. This article presents information to assist the nurse in meeting this goal.
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Estrogen Replacement Therapy/methods , Menopause/drug effects , Adult , Aged , Contraindications , Estrogen Replacement Therapy/adverse effects , Estrogen Replacement Therapy/nursing , Female , Humans , Menopause/physiology , Menopause/psychology , Middle AgedABSTRACT
As women 40-60 years of age become the fastest growing segment of the population, it is time for women's health care providers to identify the health care needs of these women and provide the appropriate services. In 1985, Northwestern Memorial Hospital developed the Menopause Center to address these concerns. The objectives of the Menopause Center are to inform women of the natural bodily changes menopause creates, dispel common myths about the menopause, identify risk factors for osteoporosis and heart disease, provide information regarding hormone replacement therapy, and provide a forum for women experiencing the menopause to share information.
