CPD: HoraHormone Therapy: a practical guide to risk assessment for short-term symptomatic treatment of menopausal symptomsone Therapy: a practical guide to risk assessment for short-term symptomatic treatment of menopausal symptoms.

As part of its colourful history, the menopause was described in 1887 as “the inability of the ovaries to retire in graceful old age…transmitting their irritation to the brain… and leading to extreme nervousness or an outburst of actual insanity.1” The term used for the menopause in 1899 was indeed...

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Main Authors: E.J.C. Hugo, T.I. Siebert, T.F. Kruger
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Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2004-12-01
Series:South African Family Practice
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Online Access:https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/148
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description As part of its colourful history, the menopause was described in 1887 as “the inability of the ovaries to retire in graceful old age…transmitting their irritation to the brain… and leading to extreme nervousness or an outburst of actual insanity.1” The term used for the menopause in 1899 was indeed climacteric insanity!2 Menopause occurs with the cessation of ovarian function. It is present when there has been a period of amenorrhea for 12 consecutive months with no underlying pathological cause and it occurs at a mean age of 51 years. Prior to the menopause the patient is subjected to a period of fluctuation in estrogen levels, with menstrual irregularity as the main characteristic.3
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spelling doaj-art-3a16d81026f340cc8331cc5467b47c4d2025-08-20T03:46:57ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042004-12-01461010.1080/20786204.2004.10873155147CPD: HoraHormone Therapy: a practical guide to risk assessment for short-term symptomatic treatment of menopausal symptomsone Therapy: a practical guide to risk assessment for short-term symptomatic treatment of menopausal symptoms.E.J.C. Hugo0T.I. SiebertT.F. Kruger1University of South AfricaStellenbosch UniversityAs part of its colourful history, the menopause was described in 1887 as “the inability of the ovaries to retire in graceful old age…transmitting their irritation to the brain… and leading to extreme nervousness or an outburst of actual insanity.1” The term used for the menopause in 1899 was indeed climacteric insanity!2 Menopause occurs with the cessation of ovarian function. It is present when there has been a period of amenorrhea for 12 consecutive months with no underlying pathological cause and it occurs at a mean age of 51 years. Prior to the menopause the patient is subjected to a period of fluctuation in estrogen levels, with menstrual irregularity as the main characteristic.3https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/148menopausehormone therapy
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CPD: HoraHormone Therapy: a practical guide to risk assessment for short-term symptomatic treatment of menopausal symptomsone Therapy: a practical guide to risk assessment for short-term symptomatic treatment of menopausal symptoms.
South African Family Practice
menopause
hormone therapy
title CPD: HoraHormone Therapy: a practical guide to risk assessment for short-term symptomatic treatment of menopausal symptomsone Therapy: a practical guide to risk assessment for short-term symptomatic treatment of menopausal symptoms.
title_full CPD: HoraHormone Therapy: a practical guide to risk assessment for short-term symptomatic treatment of menopausal symptomsone Therapy: a practical guide to risk assessment for short-term symptomatic treatment of menopausal symptoms.
title_fullStr CPD: HoraHormone Therapy: a practical guide to risk assessment for short-term symptomatic treatment of menopausal symptomsone Therapy: a practical guide to risk assessment for short-term symptomatic treatment of menopausal symptoms.
title_full_unstemmed CPD: HoraHormone Therapy: a practical guide to risk assessment for short-term symptomatic treatment of menopausal symptomsone Therapy: a practical guide to risk assessment for short-term symptomatic treatment of menopausal symptoms.
title_short CPD: HoraHormone Therapy: a practical guide to risk assessment for short-term symptomatic treatment of menopausal symptomsone Therapy: a practical guide to risk assessment for short-term symptomatic treatment of menopausal symptoms.
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hormone therapy
url https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/148
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