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Doctor insights on: Climacteric Syndrome Symptoms

Menopause, both sexes: In current practice, climacteric is most often a synonym for female menopause. The term is used for both genders by the international menopause society, which defines itself as "the society for the study of all aspects of the climacteric in men and women." in men it specifically called andropause. ...Read more

Menopause: Is this question for you or for an older patient? Why are you concerned about menopause at 31 y/o?
Anyways, good dieatary habits, regular excersice, loosing weight, not taking hot drinks at the middle of a hot day, light clothing, soy products (questionable) etc. ...Read more

The same: Climacteric is another word for menopause.

Yes, kinda: I tend to lump things together so I say yes. Others like to split things apart as distinct and say no. Menopause (also known as climacteric) is actually the time after missing 12 of your previously monthly menses. We refer to the several years during which you might complain of hot flashes, cold sweats & irregular menses, as peri-menopause. But we often lump topgether the whole period of time. ...Read more

Both: Peri-menopause is defined as the variable period of time "around" or leading up to menopause (the full cessation of menstural function x 1 year). Climacteric is described as the perimenopausal time when reproductive functions slow and then cease and many of the classic symptoms develop- hot flashes, weight gain, fatigue, diminished libido, mood changes, bone loss- terms can be used interchangably. ...Read more

Premature menopause: GET A FULL EVALUATION. I have several patients with premature ovarian aging who have children with the help of a donor egg, ...Read more

Male life change: This is the series of symptoms associated with diminishing sexual and athletic function in males. It commonly occurs later than menopause, happens more gradually and is generally more of a psychological problem than a physical problem. I may include hot flashes and changes in mood. ...Read more

Pain, vomiting: Severe vomiting, retching can cause tear at the esophago-gastric junction resulting in bloody emesis. Diagnosis is made by endoscopy. ...Read more

See below: Flat face, hypotonia, and intellectual disability. One third of patients develop congenital heart defect (s). ...Read more

Regressed developmen: The hallmark is a developmental regression usually starting in the first 2 years. This is associated with loss of visuion ...Read more

Medial knee pain.: Pain along the inner side of the knee, along the edge of the kneecap. It can mimic medial meniscal tear symptoms. ...Read more

Angelman syndrome: Individuals with angelman syndrome have a characteristic facial appearance with microbrachycephaly, maxillary hypoplasia, deep-set eyes, and large mouth with tongue protrusion. The gait is jerky and puppet-like and behavior is marked by frequent spells of inappropriate laughter. Severe intellectual disability and speech impairment are usually present, and most suffer from epilepsy. ...Read more

Several: Aspergers is an autism spectrum disorder in which the most significant difficulty is with social interactions although the level and type of difficulty varies. There may be other issues such as anxiety, trouble with focus, ocd, sensory sensitivities and coordination problems. Cognitive functioning can be below, average or above average. Start with your primary provider if you have concerns. ...Read more

Toxemia: Hellp is an acronym for hemolysis, elevated liver function tests, and low platelets. Many patients with hellp have symptoms of pre-eclampsia like high blood pressure, headaches, visual disturbances, and epigastric pain but many hellp patients don't have these symptoms. ...Read more

Clots & miscarriage: Hughes syndrome, aka antiphospholipid syndrome, is a clotting disorder leading to an increased tendency to blood clotting. It may be autoimmune in origin. Symptoms include migraine headache, memory loss, pulmonary embolism, mottled skin (see photo), recurrent miscarriage, abdominal pain & stroke. For more information visit this website: http://www. Hughes-syndrome. Org. ...Read more

WERNER SYNDROME: Clinical DX is by appearance which are premature aging after puberty with hair thinning and development of conditions of old age like cataract, diabetes and osteoporosis. ...Read more

Dryness: It may cause eye, nose and mouth dryness, esophageal pathology. ...Read more

See below:: Trisomy 18 (edwards syndrome) is associated with abnormalities in many parts of the body. Individuals often have slow growth before birth (intrauterine growth retardation) & a low birth weight. Affected individuals may have heart defects and anomalies of other organs that develop before birth. Other features include a small, abnl shaped head; a small jaw/mouth; clenched fists;overlapping fingers. ...Read more

No: Most reiter's syndrome patient have the sacral arthritis, uveitis, urinary issues. Many time the joints are the spine and can be painfull but the condition is part of a group of diseases called spondyloarthropathies and the treatments are normally antiinflammatory medications. ...Read more

Kallmans syndrome: •failure to go through puberty
•no sense of smell (anosmia) or very weak ability to smell (hyposmia)
•undescended testes (cryptorchidism) in males
•small penis (microphallus) in males
•menstruation never starts in women (called primary amenorrhea)
•simultaneous movement of both hands (called bimanual synkinesis) affects about one-fifth of males with the disorder
there are other symptoms that. ...Read more

Gulf War Syndrome: May include many different symptoms & conditions such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia or Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Menstrual, gastrointestinal, neurological, psychiatric, respiratory, cardiac, sleep & dermatologic problems which are chronic in natures may also occur. ...Read more

Many: Behçet' disease is an inflammatory disease and can have many different manifestations. However, the most common feature is recurrent painful oral and/or genital ulcers. Other problems can inflammation of the eyes, vascular disease (due to inflammation of blood vessels), and central nervous system disease. Even less common are skin, kidney, heart, or lung inflammation. ...Read more

Early on: Seizures & microcephaly (small head), developmental delays may present first, characteristic facial features (e.g., pointed chin) are seen. Later, ataxic (unsteady) gait hand -flapping, happy demeanor with frequent laughter, intellectual disability, hyperactivity, short attention span, severe language impairment, feeding problems, chewing/mouthing objects, gene involved is on chromosome 15. ...Read more

Complex: The pyramidal tracts are tracts of nerve fibers that run from the brain to the brain stem or spinal cord to control muscle function in the body. If injured or altered, muscles show spasticity/spasm and weakness/wasting. Injury may be caused by stroke, brain hemorrhage, tumor, infection, inflammation such as from meningitis or multiple sclerosis, or trauma. ...Read more

Asperger's: Asperger's is a type of developmental disorder related to autism. In it there are problems with social skills; difficulty initiating and maintaining conversation; odd or repetitive behaviors; unusual preoccupations or rituals; coordination problems; limited range of interests; highly skilled in a particular area like music, math, or computers. ...Read more