Continuing Education 2024 Annual Meeting offers continuing education credits Continuing Education The 2024 Annual Meeting Main Program, Opening Symposium, and Menopause 101 and Sexual Health 101 courses offer opportunities to earn continuing education credits or certificates of participation by attending the events in person or by participating in the OnDemand virtual offering. For nurses and…

Menopause Topics: Hot Flashes Most commonly experienced symptom of menopause. Hot Flashes and Night Sweats  Hot flashes and night sweats, also called vasomotor symptoms, are feelings of warmth that can be associated with flushing and sweating. They are quite common during menopause, occurring in up to 80% of women and lasting a mean of 7…

Menopause Topics: Cancer Women have a one-in-three chance of developing cancer in their lifetimes.  Women have a one-in-three chance of developing cancer in their lifetimes. Menopause does not increase cancer risk, but the likelihood of many cancers increases with age. In general, there are specific modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors for most types of cancer.  …

Menopause Topics: Symptoms Commonly experienced signs and symptoms of menopause.  As women go through the menopause transition, they commonly experience signs and symptoms related to menopause. Hot flashes are often the most recognized and reported bothersome symptom. Other common symptoms and changes include vaginal dryness, sleep disturbances, and mood changes. Most menopause symptoms will improve…

Menopause Topics: Hormone Therapy Hormone therapies (HT), sometimes mistakenly called hormone replacement therapy, are the prescription drugs used most often to treat menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), which includes vaginal dryness after menopause. What Is Hormone Therapy? At the most basic level, hormone therapy replaces female hormones, primarily…