Women’s Health in Transition: Navigating Menopause in Primary Care

About

Menopause is a physiologic process that women undergo resulting in a myriad of physical changes that affect their overall quality of life. Women in perimenopause and postmenopausal stages commonly experience vasomotor symptoms such as hot flashes and insomnia. Hormone replacement therapy is still the first-line treatment in the management of these symptoms, in conjunction with other non-hormonal therapy and non-pharmacologic interventions.

This e-learning module aims to review menopause and its physiology and to discuss the management approach to menopause in primary care, including when to refer to a specialist.

Learning outcomes

• Define menopause and review its physiology
• Properly evaluate an individual in perimenopausal and menopausal stages
• Understand the approach to managing the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause at the primary care level

Topics covered

• Introduction
• Physiology of Menopause
• Clinical manifestations of menopausal and perimenopausal stages
• Menopause screening and evaluation tests
• Approach to management
  • Pharmacologic
    • Hormonal therapy
    • Non-hormonal therapy
  • Non-pharmacologic
• When to refer to a specialist