Perimenopause: an update

Nancy Fugate Woods; Ellen Sullivan Mitchell

doi:10.1016/j.cnur.2003.11.007

Perimenopause: an update

Nurs Clin North Am. 2004 Mar;39(1):117-29. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2003.11.007.

Authors

Nancy Fugate Woods¹, Ellen Sullivan Mitchell

Affiliation

¹ Department of Family and Child Nursing, University of Washington, Box 357260, Seattle, WA 98195-7260, USA. nfwoods@u.washington.edu

PMID: 15062731
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2003.11.007

Abstract

The field of perimenopause research is advancing our understanding of the physiological changes related to the menopausal transition and approaches to managing symptoms and preventing disease of advanced age. The impact of the perimenopause on women's health will become evident with the aging of the population.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aging / physiology
Aging / psychology
Climacteric* / drug effects
Climacteric* / physiology
Climacteric* / psychology
Estrogen Replacement Therapy / adverse effects
Estrogen Replacement Therapy / methods
Female
Health Promotion
Humans
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / physiology
Ovary / physiology
Patient Selection
Pituitary Gland / physiology
Reproduction / physiology
Risk Factors
Women's Health*