Resumen
Definición
Anamnesis y examen
Principales factores de diagnóstico
- presencia de factores de riesgo
- amenorrea
- ciclo menstrual irregular
- sofocos y sudores nocturnos
- síntomas vaginales
- cambios en el estado de ánimo
Otros factores de diagnóstico
- alteración del sueño
- deterioro leve de la memoria
- sangrado menstrual abundante
Factores de riesgo
- 40 a 60 años de edad
- tratamiento del cáncer
- tabaquismo
- cirugía ovárica
- edad de la madre en la menopausia
Pruebas diagnósticas
Primeras pruebas diagnósticas para solicitar
- prueba de embarazo
Pruebas diagnósticas que deben considerarse
- hormona foliculoestimulante (FSH)
- estradiol sérico
Algoritmo de tratamiento
presentación inicial con síntomas vasomotores leves
mujeres no histerectomizadas, sofocos de moderados a graves con/sin reducción de la libido
mujeres histerectomizadas o con dispositivo intrauterino liberador de levonorgestrel colocado en los últimos 5 años, sofocos moderados a severos, con/sin libido reducida
solo atrofia urogenital
solo incontinencia urinaria de estrés
Colaboradores
Autores
Heather Currie, MB BS, FRCOG, DRCOG, MRCGP
Clinical Director Women and Sexual Health
NHS Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary
Scotland
UK
Divulgaciones
HC declares that she has no competing interests.
Haitham Hamoda, MBChB, MD, FRCO
Consultant Gynaecologist
Clinical Lead for Menopause Service
King's College Hospital NHS Trust
London
UK
Divulgaciones
HH declares that he has no competing interests.
Bradford W. Fenton, MD, PhD, FACOG
Independence Park Medical Services
Anchorage
AK
Divulgaciones
BWF declares that he has no competing interests.
Agradecimientos
Dr Heather Currie, Dr Haitham Hamoda, and Dr Bradford W. Fenton would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Rebekah Wang-Cheng, a previous contributor to this topic.
Divulgaciones
RWC declares that she has no competing interests.
Revisores por pares
Nan Gillespie O’Connell, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond
VA
Divulgaciones
NGOC declares that she has no competing interests.
Carolyn Simpkins, MD, PhD
Internist
Daniel Island
SC
Divulgaciones
CS declares that she has no competing interests.
Edward Morris, MD
Consultant
Honorary Senior Lecturer and Clinical Director
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich
UK
Divulgaciones
EM declares that he has no competing interests.
Michelle Warren, MD
Professor of Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Columbia University in New York Medical Center
New York
NY
Divulgaciones
MW has received research funding from Ferring and Pfizer Wyeth; has acted as an advisory board consultant for Pfizer Wyeth, QuatRx, and Yoplait; and is on the speakers' bureau of Amgen, Upsher Smith, and Warner Chilcott. MW is also an author of a reference cited in this topic.
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