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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Rahmah Al-Edresi, M.D.[2]
Overview
Primary Prevention
There are no primary preventive measures available for Natural menopause, but there are primary preventive measures available for early menopause include:
- Stop smoking.
- Treat menstrual disorders.
- Regular exercise.
- Maintain a normal weight.
- Eat healthy foods especially those rich in phytoestrogen, vegetables, fruit, and avoid polyunsaturated fatty foods.
- Avoid stress.[1]
Secondary Prevention
Secondary prevention strategies following menopause include
- Hormonal Replacement Therapy, do not recommend for the prevention of chronic conditions associated with menopause, but some studies recommended HRT as a preventive strategy, but in low dose and short duration.
- Manage of other chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes Mellitus, chronic heart disease.[2][3]
- Manage postmenopausal bleeding
- Eat foods rich in calcium and vitamin D
References
- ↑ Keller C, Fullerton J, Fleury J (1998). "Primary and secondary prevention strategies among older postmenopausal women". J Nurse Midwifery. 43 (4): 262–72. doi:10.1016/s0091-2182(98)00014-7. PMID 9718881.
- ↑ US Preventive Services Task Force. Grossman DC, Curry SJ, Owens DK, Barry MJ, Davidson KW; et al. (2017). "Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement". JAMA. 318 (22): 2224–2233. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.18261. PMID 29234814. Review in: Ann Intern Med. 2018 Mar 20;168(6):JC26
- ↑ Lobo RA, Davis SR, De Villiers TJ, Gompel A, Henderson VW, Hodis HN; et al. (2014). "Prevention of diseases after menopause". Climacteric. 17 (5): 540–56. doi:10.3109/13697137.2014.933411. PMID 24969415.