Menopause Symptom Management in the United Kingdom

Nurs Clin North Am. 2018 Jun;53(2):263-277. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2018.01.004. Epub 2018 Apr 7.

Abstract

Menopause is a complex time in a woman's life. It is an increasingly a midlife event, when health care professionals should be aiming to optimize a woman's health for the next 30 years or so. Nurses need to be able to give up-to-date information and evidence for all forms of treatment based on a background of complex and ever-changing research. This article covers the main presenting complaints and treatments, from lifestyle to hormone replacement therapy, by drawing on guidelines from national bodies.

Keywords: Alternative therapies; Hormone replacement therapy (HRT); Menopause; Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI).

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy*
  • Hot Flashes / nursing
  • Hot Flashes / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Menopause*
  • United Kingdom
  • Women's Health Services*