About Menopause
Menopause defined.
Simply put, menopause can be defined as the end of regular menstruation. Yet dealing with it is rarely simple. While some may sail through this time of their lives, others can suffer severely from menopausal symptoms.
Most women go through menopause in their 40s or 50s, however, some women may experience it earlier or later in life. While each woman may experience menopause differently, it can generally be explained in three phases.
Moving through menopause: the phases.
Just as every woman's body is unique, each woman's menopausal experience is highly personal. How long each phase lasts varies from woman to woman.
Natural versus surgical menopause.
Natural menopause. Natural menopause occurs when your body stops producing estrogen. It is the lowering of estrogen levels that causes menopausal symptoms and raises your osteoporosis risk.
Surgical menopause. Surgical menopause is the result of the removal of the ovaries. In most cases, this is also associated with the removal of the uterus (hysterectomy).This immediate loss of estrogen following surgery can trigger sudden and severe menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats and vaginal dryness.
Night sweats?
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What important information should you know about ANGELIQ® tablets (drospirenone / estradiol) 0.5mg / 1mg?
ANGELIQ contains a different kind of hormone, drsp®, which may increase potassium. Therefore you should not take ANGELIQ if you have kidney, liver, or adrenal disease. Be sure to talk to your doctor about taking ANGELIQ if you regularly take other medications that can increase your potassium levels. These can include: NSAIDs-ibuprofen (Motrin®, Advil®), naproxen (Naprosyn®, Aleve®, and others) when taken long-term and daily for arthritis or other diseases or conditions, potassium-sparing diuretics (spironolactone and others), potassium supplementation, ACE inhibitors (Capoten®, Vasotec®, Zestril®, and others), angiotensin-II receptor antagonists (Cozaar®, Diovan®, Avapro®, and others), and heparin.
Do not use estrogens with or without progestins to prevent heart disease, heart attack or strokes.
Using estrogens with or without progestins may increase your chances of getting heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer and blood clots.
The most commonly reported side effects are irregular vaginal bleeding, breast pain and headaches.
Do not use ANGELIQ if you have had your uterus removed (hysterectomy), have unusual vaginal bleeding, have or have had a stroke or heart attack in the past year, currently have or have had blood clots, liver problems, or are allergic to ANGELIQ or any of its ingredients.
Estrogens with or without progestins should be used at the lowest effective doses and only for as long as menopausal symptoms persist. You and your healthcare provider should talk regularly about whether or not you still require treatment with ANGELIQ.
Motrin is the registered trademark of Johnson & Johnson Company; Advil is the registered trademark of Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, Inc.; Aleve is the registered trademark of Bayer HealthCare LLC; Naprosyn is the registered trademark of Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.; Capoten is the registered trademark of Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Vasotec is the registered trademark of Merck & Company, Inc.; Zestril is the registered trademark of AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical LP; Diovan is the registered trademark of Novartis Corporation; Avapro is the registered trademark of Sanofi-Aventis US, LP; Cozaar is the registered trademark of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.