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Perimenopausal Symptoms: Hot Flushes and Night Sweats; Sleep Disturbances; Urogenital Discomfort; Sexual Libido Issues; Mood and Cognitive Changes

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From a physiological standpoint estrogen and progesterone deficiency cause a variety of changes in the body, many of which are subtle and wouldn’t be noticed by our patients. Here’s what your patients will report as the troubling symptoms they associate with perimenopause and postmenopause.

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  1. Drexel Center for Women’s Health, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Katherine Sherif MD, FACP

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Sherif, K. (2013). Perimenopausal Symptoms: Hot Flushes and Night Sweats; Sleep Disturbances; Urogenital Discomfort; Sexual Libido Issues; Mood and Cognitive Changes. In: Hormone Therapy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6268-2_4

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