title: Care of the human immunodeficiency virus-infected menopausal woman.
abstract: More women than ever before are both human immunodeficiency virus infected and menopausal, because of increased survival and more frequent diagnosis in older women. Such a woman has the combined burden of her infection, its treatment, comorbid conditions, and aging. Thus, she is at risk for a variety of problems, such as disorders of bone mineral density and deficiencies in cognitive functioning. In addition to this, she experiences menopause in a unique fashion, with more symptoms and perhaps at an earlier age. The clinician caring for her must take a proactive approach to this multitude of factors that may affect her health and well-being.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, USA. hcejtin@gmail.com
authors.forename: Helen Elizabeth
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Cejtin
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008593:Menopause / Q000502:physiology*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents