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Review
. 2023 May 15;195(19):E677-E672.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.221438.

A pragmatic approach to the management of menopause

Iliana C Lega  1 , Alexa Fine  2 , Margarita Lam Antoniades  2 , Michelle Jacobson  2
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Review

A pragmatic approach to the management of menopause

Iliana C Lega et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Iliana Lega holds research funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Canadian Menopause Society, and has received travel support from Diabetes Canada. Michelle Jacobson reports funding from CIHR, travel support from Women’s College Hospital and consulting fees from Abbvie, Astellas, Biosyent, Duchesnay, Lupin and Pfizer. She has received honoraria from Abbvie, Bayer, Biosyent, Duchesnay, Lupin, Organon, Pfizer and Searchlight. She consults on Duavive, Tibolone, Mirena and Estrogel. She is a vice chair with the Ontario Medical Association, and sits on the advisory boards of Pfizer, Duchesnay, Astellas, Lupin and Eisai. No other competing interests were declared.

Comment in

  • Don't ignore perimenopause.
    Prior JC, Hitchcock CL, Shirin S, Hale G, Goshtasebi A. Prior JC, et al. CMAJ. 2023 Jul 31;195(29):E987. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.148952-l. CMAJ. 2023. PMID: 37524397 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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