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Age Page: Menopause


Description

This Web site answers common questions about menopause.

This tool addresses the following topics:

  • What is menopause?
  • What are the signs of menopause?
  • What about my heart and bones?
  • How can I stay healthy after menopause?
  • What about those lost hormones?
  • Do phytoestrogens help?
  • How do I decide what to do?
Links to the Tool:
This tool is available at: http://www.nia.nih.gov/health/publication/menopause
The PDF version of this tool is available at: http://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/MenopausepartsAP62409.pdf (If you don't have the software to open this PDF, download free Adobe Acrobat ReaderĀ® software External Web Site Policy.)

Developer

National Institute on Aging; National Institutes of Health

Funding Sources

National Institute on Aging; National Institutes of Health


QualityTool Topic

Disease/Condition-Related; Prevention and wellness


Related Resources

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). [Web site]. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); [accessed 2005 May 31]. Available from: http://www.acog.org/

Menopause – NAMS. [Web site]. Cleveland (OH): North American Menopause Society (NAMS); [accessed 2006 Mar 15]. [various p]. Available from: http://www.menopause.org/

National Cancer Institute – Cancer.gov. [Web site]. Bethesda (MD): National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH); [accessed 2004 Oct 04]. Available from: http://www.cancer.gov/

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). [Web site]. Bethesda (MD): National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH); [accessed 2005 May 18]. [various]. Available from: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ 

National Institute on Aging (NIA). [Web site]. Bethesda (MD): National Institutes of Health (NIH); [accessed 2005 May 23]. Available from: http://www.nia.nih.gov/ 

History

  • Release Date: 05/2005
  • Review Date: 11/2011
  • Original Summary: 04/2006
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Last updated: January 11, 2012.