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SIGMA CANADIAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY

MENOPAUSE Times Have Changed. Let's Talk.

SIGMA CANADIAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY

Menopause is a time of natural transition.

There may be a variety of symptoms associated with this transition:

INDICATIONS fOr HOrMONE THErAPY:

Management of hot ?ushes and other menopausal symptoms

Management of vulva, vaginal and

bladder problems

Management of osteoporosis in the

presence of other menopausal symptoms

02 | MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS

MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS

SYMPTOMS INCLUDE

Many of these symptoms can be treated.

Let's Talk.

You have spoken to your health care providers about your symptoms. Sometimes, hormone therapy is the best treatment option.

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severe and causing significant impairment inactivity

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HOT fLUSHES

SYMPTOMS + SOLUTIONS

Hormone Therapy is the most effective treatment for hot flushing. Estrogen, with or without progestogen, is usually pre- scribed. for women unwilling or unable to take hormone to your care provider for more information.

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These products increase the lushness and thickness of vagina l cells, as well as improving bladder function. They do not increase cancer risk.

NON?HOrMONAL THErAPY

Lubricants (available over the counter), may help to ease vaginal

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Unlike ?ushing which gets better over

time, urogenital symptoms only worsen over time.

Over time the vulva and vagina tissues

become increasingly thinner and lose their elastic nature. This can result in tearing activity may be helpful in preventing some of these changes.

UrOGENITAL SYMPTOMS

of post-menopausal women. care provider about this.

04 | UrOGENITAL SYMPTOMS

SYMPTOMS INCLUDE

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The single biggest risk factor is getting older

per 1,000 women In fact most cancer risk can be modi?ed by lifestyle change

Maintain a healthy body weight

cancer fear.

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to increase breast cancer risk. Speak to your healthcare provider about the choice of progestogens and length of treatment to reduce breast cancer risk.

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HEArT DISEASE fACTS

Heart disease is the #1 killer of women in Canada

heart disease increases steadily due to a lack of estrogen

HEArT DISEASE

Many women believe that hormone therapy causes heart attacks. This is not true. In fact, women who start hormone therapy within 10 years of menopause have a lower risk of heart disease. -10 14 10 2 -2 A

SECONDArY ANALYSIS Of THE

YOU CAN DO TO

preventable. Make the change.

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for women choosing t o take hormone therapy, using transdermal estrogen (patches or gels) appear to add no increase to blood clot or stroke risk.

TrANSDErMAL ESTrOGEN

clots in women taking estrogen pills not been associated with increasing the risk of clots a pill, there is no significant increase in stroke risk.

Taking transdermal estrogen may reduce the

risk further compared to pills creasing risk as we get older in Canada women die of stroke than men

Modi?able risk factors include:

Smoking

Hypertension

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OSTEOPOrOSIS fACTS

menopause transition common than heart attack, stroke and breast cancer combined developing hip, vertebral, and wrist fractures in her lifetime than a year vertebral (spine) fractures. These fractures lead to pain, of life and death.

Estrogen improves bone density and

decreases fracture risk.

YOU CAN DO TO

Stop smoking

(including supplements if necessary) regular basis screening tests of bone health and osteoporosis SIGMA is an independent, multidisciplinary group of family doctors and specialists interested in menopause and post-menopausal health. Our mission is to advance the health of women at and beyond the menopausal transition. for additional information, please visit us at: www.sigmamenopause.com

SIGMA Canadian Menopause Society

Email: sigmamenopause@gmail.com

Phone

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