PREMATURE MENOPAUSE
PREMATURE MENOPAUSE Part of “CHAPTER 100 – MENOPAUSE“ Premature ovarian failure is the onset of menopause before age 35 years, and is diagnosed by finding elevated plasma FSH levels. The…
ENDOCRINE AND OTHER CHANGES OF THE MENOPAUSE
ENDOCRINE AND OTHER CHANGES OF THE MENOPAUSE Part of “CHAPTER 100 – MENOPAUSE“ With follicular depletion, steroid production by ovarian follicles falls. The predominant estrogen produced by ovarian follicles is…
DEFINITION AND INCIDENCE
DEFINITION AND INCIDENCE Part of “CHAPTER 100 – MENOPAUSE“ Menopause designates the permanent cessation of menses, which women experience at the average age of 51 years. This is but one…
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Part of “CHAPTER 99 – PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME“ The pathophysiology of PMS is unknown. There appear to be two primary determinants. The first is cyclic function of the hypothalamic–pituitary–ovarian axis,…
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS Part of “CHAPTER 99 – PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME“ The symptoms of PMS fall into one of four temporal patterns (Fig. 99-1).5 The most severely affected women report having only…
DEFINITION
DEFINITION Part of “CHAPTER 99 – PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME“ Premenstrual syndrome is the cyclic recurrence in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle of a combination of distressing physical, psychological, and/or…
PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME Robert L. Reid Ruth C. Fretts Most minor physical and psychological changes that mark the endocrine cyclicity of women of reproductive age (called premenstrual molimina) are normal phenomena…
