Menopause Management
What is Menopause?
Menopause is often referred to as the ‘change of life’ because it marks the end of a woman’s reproductive life. Menopause literally means that a woman has had her last or final menstrual period.
Most women become menopausal between the ages of 45 and 60 with the average age for Australian and New Zealand women being 51 years. Each woman will experience her menopause in her own way. Many will have only minor discomfort, but others will experience a range of troubling symptoms. These symptoms are commonly short lived but, for some women, will persist for over a decade. Knowledge of the menopause and the symptoms is important to help you decide how best to manage your symptoms and maximise your quality of life.
Menopause Management – Your Menopause Treatment Options
There are so many different ways to help manage and treat the signs and symptoms of menopause. There is no need to ‘put up with’ or ‘get through’ times of mood changes, vaginal dryness, mental fogginess and painful sex.
Treatment options include:
- Vaginal estrogen creams
- Oral estrogen and progesterone medication
- Transdermal estrogen treatments (patches or gels)
- Uterine Progesterone
- Testosterone & DHEAS
- Non-hormonal medications and supplementation
- Vaginal Prolapse Surgery
- Emsella Chair for Incontinence
- Emsculpt for lax abdominal muscles
The best option for you depends on your own specific symptoms in combination with your own medical history or risks.
Menopause Syptoms
Menopausal symptoms fall into two major categories:
1. Hot Flushes
Able to be lessened with the non-hormonal medicine Promensil
2. Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM)
Many women live with the uncomfortable symptoms of menopause without realising treatment is available.
Dr Jessup is passionate about options for menopause treatments and managment including surgical options for those who need help with prolapse.
Please contact us to make an appointment for a full menopause assessment.
