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Review
. 2015 Jul;57(Suppl 2):S222-32.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.161483.

Postmenopausal syndrome

Pronob K Dalal  1 , Manu Agarwal  1
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Review

Postmenopausal syndrome

Pronob K Dalal et al. Indian J Psychiatry. 2015 Jul.

Abstract

Menopause is one of the most significant events in a woman's life and brings in a number of physiological changes that affect the life of a woman permanently. There have been a lot of speculations about the symptoms that appear before, during and after the onset of menopause. These symptoms constitute the postmenopausal syndrome; they are impairing to a great extent to the woman and management of these symptoms has become an important field of research lately. This chapter attempts to understand these symptoms, the underlying pathophysiology and the management options available.

Keywords: Hot flushes; menopausal depression; postmenopausal syndrome.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared

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