JAMA Patient Page Women's Sexual Concern's After Menopause

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questions about their ability to have a healthy sex life after menopause. The February 14, 2007, issue of JAMA includes an article …

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WOMEN’S HEALTH
JAMA PATIENT PAGE The Journal of the American Medical Association
Women’s Sexual Concerns
After Menopause
Menopause, also known as the change of life, occurs when a woman’s ovaries stop producing eggs and hormones. A
woman entering menopause soon stops having regular menstrual periods and is no longer capable of conceiving a
child. Menopause is a normal phase of a woman’s life. Because menopause can also occur when a woman’s ovaries are
removed by surgery (called oophorectomy) or stop working because of chemotherapy or other medications, menopause may
also occur in younger women. Since the ovaries and the hormones they produce are linked to sexual function, women may have
questions about their ability to have a healthy sex life after menopause. The February 14, 2007, issue of JAMA includes an article
about sexual concerns after menopause.
CONCERNS AFTER MENOPAUSE
FOR MORE INFORMATION
?National Women’s Health
Information Center
www.4woman.gov
?North American Menopause Society
www.menopause.org
?American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists
www.acog.org
INFORM YOURSELF
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Patient Pages, go to the Patient
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