Duration of menopausal vasomotor symptoms over the menopause transition
NE Avis, SL Crawford, G Greendale… - JAMA internal …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The expected duration of menopausal vasomotor symptoms (VMS) is important
to women making decisions about possible treatments. Objectives To determine total
duration of frequent VMS (≥ 6 days in the previous 2 weeks)(hereafter total VMS duration)
during the menopausal transition, to quantify how long frequent VMS persist after the final
menstrual period (FMP)(hereafter post-FMP persistence), and to identify risk factors for
longer total VMS duration and longer post-FMP persistence. Design, Setting, and …
to women making decisions about possible treatments. Objectives To determine total
duration of frequent VMS (≥ 6 days in the previous 2 weeks)(hereafter total VMS duration)
during the menopausal transition, to quantify how long frequent VMS persist after the final
menstrual period (FMP)(hereafter post-FMP persistence), and to identify risk factors for
longer total VMS duration and longer post-FMP persistence. Design, Setting, and …