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      Category : Health Centers > Menopause

Postmenopause

Alternate Names : Change of Life

Postmenopause | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring

What can be done to prevent the condition?

All women will go through menopause and move into postmenopause.

What are the long-term effects of the condition?

A woman who is postmenopausal is at higher risk for urinary tract infections, vaginal yeast infections, osteoporosis, and heart disease. These conditions are due to the lower levels of estrogen in her body.

What are the risks to others?

Postmenopause is not contagious and poses no risk to others.


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Postmenopause: Treatment & Monitoring

Author: Terry Mason, MPH
Reviewer: Eileen McLaughlin, RN, BSN
Date Reviewed: 08/01/01



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