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The natural decline in reproductive hormones when a woman reaches her 40s or 50s and her menstrual periods cease.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Very common
Baby
0-2
Very rare
Preteen
6-13
Very rare
Teenager
14-18
Very rare
Young adult
19-40
Very rare
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Common

How it can usually be treated?

Incurable but treatment can help

How is it usually diagnosed?

Self-diagnosable

Body locations

Pelvis

Types of

Premature menopause
Condition
Male menopause
Condition

Symptoms

Mood changes
Trouble sleeping
Hot flashes
Flushing
Increased sweating
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Menopause
Estrogen
4.2
70 reviews
Estradiol
4.0
76 reviews
Conjugated estrogens and medroxyprogesterone
4.0
63 reviews
Conjugated estrogens
3.9
67 reviews
Estradiol and norethindrone
3.7
62 reviews
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Other treatments

Alternative medicine
Lifestyle changes
Kegel exercises
Relaxation techniques

Tests

FSH
Pregnancy test

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