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Menopausal Transition: Bothersome Symptoms Sooner Than You Expect! - Frankly Speaking EP 262Guest: Jill M. Terrien, PhD, ANP-BC
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

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In this episode, recorded live at Pri-Med East, join us as we discuss menopausal transition and the unique qualities and symptoms that are bothersome to women at an early age.

Episode Resources and Links: 

  • Coslov, N., Richardson, M. K., & Woods, N. F. (2021). Symptom experience during the late reproductive stage and the menopausal transition: observations from the Women Living Better survey. Menopause (New York, N.Y.), 28(9), 1012–1025. https://doi.org/10.1097/GME.0000000000001805 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34313615/
  • ACOG Practice Guidelines: Clinical Guidelines on the Management of Menopausal Symptoms: https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0901/p338.html
  • Women Living Better Website:  https://womenlivingbetter.org/
  • Maki, P. M., Kornstein, S. G., Joffe, H., Bromberger, J. T., Freeman, E. W., Athappilly, G., Bobo, W. V., Rubin, L. H., Koleva, H. K., Cohen, L. S., Soares, C. N., & Board of Trustees for The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) and the Women and Mood Disorders Task Force of the National Network of Depression Centers (2018). Guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of perimenopausal depression: summary and recommendations. Menopause (New York, N.Y.), 25(10), 1069–1085. https://doi.org/10.1097/GME.0000000000001174 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30179986/
  • Johnson, A., Roberts, L., & Elkins, G. (2019). Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Menopause. Journal of evidence-based integrative medicine, 24, 2515690X19829380. https://doi.org/10.1177/2515690X19829380 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6419242/
  • Barnard, N; Kahleova, H; Holtz, D; del Aguila, F; Neola, M; Crosby, Lelia M.& Holubkov, R (2021). The Women's Study for the Alleviation of Vasomotor Symptoms (WAVS): a randomized, controlled trial of a plant-based diet and whole soybeans for postmenopausal women, Menopause 28 (10), 1150-1156 doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001812
     

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Release Date: 2/7/2022

Expiration Date: 2/7/2023

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Learning Objectives

  • Examine symptoms experienced by women in the menopausal transition
  • Describe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment options for bothersome symptoms for women in the late reproductive stage
     

     

 

Faculty

Frank J. Domino, MD

Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health,
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

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Jill M. Terrien, PhD, ANP-BC

Associate Professor, Director NP Programs
UMMS-GSN 

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Frank J. Domino, MD

Has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 

Jill Terrien PhD, ANP-BC 

Has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 

 

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Menopausal Transition: Bothersome Symptoms Sooner Than You Expect! - Frankly Speaking EP 262

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