FOCUS ON WOMEN’S HEALTH
BY JULIE DAVIS
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For about one in five women, menopause symptoms— primarily hot flashes and night sweats—are so severe that they affect relationships, work, sleep, and mood.
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Many women may not realize that symptoms like heart palpitations and anxiety can be related to menopause, too.
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By being familiar with symptoms that could suggest menopause, convenient care clinicians can help women find symptomatic relief and guide them to the right specialists.
Managing Menopause Symptoms Recognizing menopause symptoms is the biggest challenge Most of the 6,000 American women who reach menopause each day experience one or more symptoms. For about one in five women, these symptoms— primarily hot flashes and night sweats—are so severe that they affect relationships, work, sleep, and mood. Unfortunately, too few women get the right help. Many doctors minimize or dismiss the symptoms that women are willing to bring up, while there are other symptoms that women are too embarrassed to discuss, and some that may not be recognized as stemming from menopause. Further, “there are not a lot of OB-GYNs who do menopause, and women don’t
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