Menopause

• Latest News
• Drug Tested to Treat Hot Flashes (11/04/2004, United Press International)
• Estrogen Number One Menopause Treatment (10/18/2004, United Press International)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Menopause (National Institute on Aging)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Menopause (National Institute on Aging)

• Overviews
• Menopause (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Menopause (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Menopause and Menopause Treatments (National Women's Health Information Center)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Estrogen Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)

• Treatment
• MedlinePlus: Hormone Replacement Therapy (National Library of Medicine)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Menopausal Hormone Use: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Very-Low-Dose Birth Control Pills for Perimenopausal Women (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Hot Flashes (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Menopause (National Institutes of Health)

• Alternative Therapy
• Herbal Products for Menopause (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
• Questions and Answers About Black Cohosh and the Symptoms of Menopause (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)

• Specific Conditions
• Induced Menopause Explained (North American Menopause Society) - Links to PDF File
• Perimenopause (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Perimenopause (National Women's Health Information Center)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Postmenopausal Health (North American Menopause Society) - Links to PDF File

• Coping
• Menopause: Managing Your Body's Changes (Hormone Foundation) - Links to PDF File
• Midlife Transitions: A Guide to Approaching Menopause (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
• Talking to Your Health Care Provider about Menopause (National Women's Health Information Center)

• Related Issues
• Exercise in Post-Menopausal Women (American Osteopathic Association)
• Hot Flashes: Several Treatments to Choose From (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Menopause and Bladder Control (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Menopause and Diabetes: A Twin Challenge (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Menopause and the Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke (American Heart Association)
• Menopause and Weight Gain: Reverse the Middle Age Spread (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Pros and Cons for Treatment of Menopause Symptoms (Hormone Foundation)

• Research
• Exercise Builds Bone Mass in Postmenopausal Women Whether or Not They Use Hormone Therapy (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

• Directories
• Menopause Resources (National Women's Health Information Center)

• Organizations
• Hormone Foundation
• National Institute on Aging
• National Women's Health Information Center (Dept. of Health and Human Services)
  Also available in: Spanish
• North American Menopause Society