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Williams Gynecology
| Section 2 Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility, and the Menopause > |
Chapter 22. The Mature Woman
Sections: The Mature Woman: Introduction, Hormone Treatment: History and Controversies, Current Approach to Hormone Replacement Administration, Symptoms of Menopause, Preventive Health Care, References.
Topics Discussed: hormone replacement therapy.
Excerpt:"The typical "mature woman" is aged 40 years or older and has completed childbearing. During their late 40s, most women enter menopausal transition, and this period of physiologic change is usually completed between ages 51 and 56 (see Chap. 21). Menopause marks a defining point in this transition. Specifically, it is defined by the World Health Organization as the point in time of permanent menstruation cessation due to loss of ovarian function. Clinically, the menopause refers to a point in time that follows 1 year after the cessation of menstruation...."
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