GoodFellow

Menopause - Anna Fenton

Date Published

Tuesday, 19 March 2019

Duration

24:25

Category

Womens health

Anna Fenton discusses the management of menopause. Anna is a gynaecological endocrinologist at Canterbury DHB where she is clinical lead for bone densitometry. She is a member of the pharmacology and therapeutic advisory committee for endocrinology and is past president of the Australasian Menopause Society.

Topics

What symptoms might I experience?
How will this affect my health?
Could you check my hormone levels?
Symptoms are impacting negatively on my sex life, what can we do?
I haven’t had a period for a year, do I still need to use contraception?
I’m worried about brittle bones, what lifestyle advice can you give me?
How do I reduce my hot flushes?
Is HRT safe to use?
What are body identical hormones?
Can menopause be a positive experience?

Take home messages

Can actually be a positive and empowering time in a women’s life.
Focus on the positives things that can come out of this time.

Resources

Australasian Menopause Society
Menopause Matters
Treatment of the Symptoms of the Menopause Endocrine Society USA
The North American Menopause Society
Menopause – A guide for every woman by Beverly Lawson
Menopause Health Navigator NZ patient resources

Patient Resources

Presenter

Anna Fenton

Gynaecological Endocrinologist

To contact Anna Click here.

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