Menopause and Hormone Therapy Practice Exam Questions With Solved Solutions.
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NAMs Menopause Certification
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NAMs Menopause Certification
what is the gold standard for treatment of hot flashes - Answer hormone therapy
does hormone therapy cause breast cancer - Answer no
lack of estrogen in the vaginal and urethral area causes an increase in what complications - Answer UTI
Hormone therapy is effective at the preventi...
Menopause and Hormone Therapy
Practice Exam Questions With Solved
Solutions.
what is the gold standard for treatment of hot flashes - Answer hormone therapy
does hormone therapy cause breast cancer - Answer no
lack of estrogen in the vaginal and urethral area causes an increase in what complications - Answer UTI
Hormone therapy is effective at the prevention of what - Answer osteoporosis
If a women has a family history of breast cancer is this a contraindication for starting hormone therapy -
Answer no
does menopause affect lipid levels - Answer yes
Should you discourage the use of hormone therapy in postmenopausal women - Answer no
defined as the span of time from puberty to perimenopause - Answer premenopause
defined as the span of time that begins with the onset of menstrual cycle changes and other menopause
s/s and extend through menopause to 1 year after menopause - Answer perimenopause
when does the time frame known as perimenopause begin - Answer when a pt begins experiencing
menstrual cycle changes and other menopause related s/s
who long does the perimenopause period usually last - Answer 6-10 years
,perimenopause begins with the changing of the menstraul cycle and menopause s/s and continues until
when - Answer through menopause and 1 year after menopause
what is another name for the peri menopause period - Answer menopause transitions (MT)
defined as the the final menstrual period which can be confirmed after going 12 consecutive months
without a period - Answer menopause
when can you diagnose menopause - Answer after 12 consecutive months without a period
defined as the span of time after menopause - Answer post menopause
what does NAMS stand for - Answer north america menopause society
what is the average age of menopause - Answer 51
range 45-55
during menopause what levels decrease - Answer - decrease in ovarian follicular activity
- decrease in estrogen and progesterone
during menopause what levels rise - Answer - FSH increase 10-20 times
- LH levels rise 3 times
is progesterone measurable during postmenopause - Answer no
after menopause estrogen levels are available from what other sources - Answer - ovaries
- adrenal glands
- liver
,- fat cells
after menopause estrogen is available from other sources such as the ovaries in what forms - Answer -
androstenedione
- testosterone
after menopause estrogen is available from other sources such as the adrenal glands in what from -
Answer - androstenedione
estrogen is converted in the liver and fat cells to what form - Answer estrone
high levels of LH after menopause cause cells in the ovary to produce what two hormones - Answer -
androestenedione
- testosterone
what 3 estrogens circulate in the body - Answer 1. 17 beta estradiol
2. estrone
3. estriol
what is the most biologically active form of estrogen that circulates in the body - Answer 17 beta
estradiol
very short acting estrogen that is the least biologically active estrogen in circulation - Answer estriol
what are some factors that affect the age of menopuase - Answer - heredity
- age of menarche
- smoking
- altitude
- nutrition
- high vmi
, - non contraceptive hormone use like lupron
- hx osteoporosis
- hx autoimmune dx
- hx chemo/radiation
if a pt has a late menarch what can you tell them about when they may go into menopause - Answer
early
if a pt has an early menarch what can you tell them about when they may go into menopause - Answer
late
during perimenopause a woman may begin to experience disturbances in her menstrual pattern which
may include - Answer - dysfunctional uterine bleeding
- irregular bleeding
- variation in length of cycles
during perimenopause a woman may begin to not variations in the length of her cycles usually - Answer
shortened
what are the 3 main s/s of perimenopause - Answer - disturbance in menstrual pattern
- vasomotor insability
- atrophic conditions
what is that most commonly reported vasomotor s/s experienced during peri menopause - Answer hot
flashes
during peri menopause a woman may experience atrophic changes such as - Answer vaginal itching,
dryness, irritation, bleeding with intercourse, dyspareunia
during peri menopause a woman will under go atrophic changes causing the PH to what and lactobacilli
to what - Answer PH increases
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