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Management of Menopause Type®
Seminar
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Module C: Objective
Data
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DETERMINING MENOPAUSE TYPE® WITH LAB TESTS
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The
12 Menopause Types® |
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Recall
that in menopause there are a
number of possibilities regarding estradiol & progesterone: |
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Estradiol & progesterone may both
be adequate. |
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Estradiol may be deficient. |
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Progesterone may be deficient. |
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Estradiol
& progesterone may both
be deficient. |
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Add to those four possibilities the fact that
Testosterone may be normal, low, or high. |
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(Please review
"Menopause Redefined") |
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The Twelve Types of Menopause are as noted: |
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Normal Testosterone |
Low Testosterone |
High Testosterone |
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Adequate Estradiol, Adequate
Progesterone |
Type 1 |
Type 2 |
Type 3 |
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Estradiol
Deficiency |
Type 4 |
Type 5 |
Type 6 |
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Progesterone
Deficiency |
Type 7 |
Type 8 |
Type 9 |
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Estradiol
Deficiency, Progesterone Deficiency |
Type 10 |
Type 11 |
Type 12 |
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The following
table outlines each menopause type, the hormone portrait revealed by tests, the
associated risks, and the pages which should be reviewed in "What's Your Menopause
Type?" |
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Menopause Type |
Hormone
Portrait |
Associated
Risks |
Pages |
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Type 1 |
Adequate Estradiol |
Menopause
Type® One does not have many of the health risks associated with
other Menopause Types®. |
83-87 |
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Type 2 |
Adequate Estradiol |
Health risks
may include vulvar disorders, decreased muscle
mass, depression, osteoporosis and angina pectoralis
(chest pain). |
87-96 |
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Type 3 |
Adequate Estradiol |
Health
risks may include blood sugar and insulin problems (insulin resistance),
increased risk of endometrial cancer and heart disease. |
96-101 |
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Type 4 |
Low Estradiol |
Health
risks may include osteoporosis and heart disease, as well as memory problems.
Since estradiol plays an important role in blood glucose metabolism, there is
also increased risk of insulin resistance and blood sugar disorders. Risks
associated with insulin resistance include increased risk of heart disease,
diabetes and endometrial cancer. |
104-111 |
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Type 5 |
Low Estradiol |
Health
risks may include vulvar disorders, decreased
muscle mass, depression, decreased mental function, osteoporosis and heart
disease including angina pectoralis (chest pain).
Since estradiol plays an important role in blood glucose metabolism, there is
also increased risk of insulin resistance and blood sugar disorders. Risks
associated with insulin resistance include increased risk of heart disease,
diabetes and endometrial cancer. |
111-119 |
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Type 6 |
Low Estradiol |
Health risks
may include heart disease. Since estradiol
deficiency and excessive testosterone both play important roles in blood
glucose metabolism, there is also increased risk of insulin resistance and
blood sugar disorders. Risks associated with insulin resistance include
increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and endometrial cancer. |
119-124 |
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Type 7 |
Adequate Estradiol |
Health
risks may include osteoporosis, high blood pressure and anxiety disorders. |
127-133 |
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Type 8 |
Adequate Estradiol |
Health
risks
may include decreased muscle mass, osteoporosis,
some forms of cancer and heart disease. |
133-139 |
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Type 9 |
Adequate Estradiol |
Health risks
may include anxiety disorders; sleep disorders,
endometrial hyperplasia or endometrial cancer and heart disease. Since
excessive testosterone affects blood glucose metabolism, there is also
increased risk of insulin resistance and blood sugar disorders. Risks
associated with insulin resistance include increased risk of heart disease,
diabetes and endometrial cancer. |
139-147 |
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Type 10 |
Low Estradiol |
Health
risks associated with Menopause Type® Ten
may include osteoporosis, depression, and heart disease. |
149-155 |
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Type 11 |
Low Estradiol |
Health risks
may include vulvar disorders, decreased muscle
mass, depression, osteoporosis and heart disease, including angina pectoralis (chest pain). Since
estradiol deficiency can affect blood glucose metabolism, there is also
increased risk of insulin resistance and blood sugar disorders. Risks
associated with insulin resistance include increased risk of heart disease,
diabetes and endometrial cancer. |
155-162 |
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Type 12 |
Low Estradiol |
Health risks
may include osteoporosis and heart disease. Since estradiol deficiency and
excessive testosterone both affect blood glucose metabolism, there is also
increased risk of insulin resistance and blood sugar disorders. Risks
associated with insulin resistance include increased risk of heart disease,
diabetes and endometrial cancer. |
162-167 |
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Review
of Clinical Significance |
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Each
of these Menopause
Types® has it's own clinical presentation, and it's own risk factors,
based on the deficiency of estradiol, progesterone or testosterone, or excess
of testosterone. In physiological menopause, a deficiency of any of these
hormones may be contributory to osteoporosis or heart disease. A
physiological excess of testosterone may be contributory to heart disease,
diabetes and some forms of cancer. Physiological imbalances may also be
responsible for hot flashes (flushes), insomnia, fatigue or other symptoms. |
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What's Next? |
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Next we will
discuss how therapeutic interventions
for the management of Menopause Types® will be effected by objective data, such as
hormone tests. |
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