Perimenopause: an update.
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.
Woods
Nancy Fugate
NF
Department of Family and Child Nursing, University of Washington, Box 357260, Seattle, WA 98195-7260, USA. nfwoods@u.washington.edu
Mitchell
Ellen Sullivan
ES
D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D002979:Climacteric / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000502:physiology; D010053:Ovary / Q000502:physiology; D018579:Patient Selection; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000502:physiology; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D016387:Women's Health