
All women go through the menopause, but each woman experiences the symptoms and the extent to which it affects her quality of life differently. Jenn works at Coastal as a certified Menopause Nurse Halifax. Coastal offers a compassionate, patient-centered approach that is customized to meet your specific needs, with a special focus on women’s health and wellness.
When a woman reaches the end of her normal reproductive life, she stops having periods, a phenomenon known as menopause. Women often go through perimenopause before post-menopause, which is a gradual process rather than a sudden one.
Pre-Menopause: Pre-menopause refers to the reproductive years before the last menstrual period.
Peri-Menopause: Peri-menopause refers to the period immediately around the menopause, which is frequently marked by longer cycles and heavier and longer bleeding. Although amenorrhea, or the absence of menstruation, has not yet happened for 12 consecutive months, these irregular menstrual cycles are caused by a reduction in ovarian follicular function. Hot flashes (vasomotor symptoms) and a host of other menopausal symptoms are frequently associated with this period.
Post-Menopause: A 12-month interval during which there hasn’t been a menstrual cycle. 51 to 52 is the median age at which this occurs. After that period, women may still experience symptoms.
The third and last major stage of a woman’s life is menopause and beyond, during which a variety of health issues may arise. By acknowledging this, early action may be possible to lower the chance of some diseases occurring in the future.
1. Help all nurses who interact with women better understand the health implications of a well-managed menopause.
2. Lead and develop specialized menopause services.
3. Support these services and make sure they are connected to all areas of care.
4. Providing women-centered evaluation, counseling, and treatment that enhances quality of life and fosters health in the years after menopause is the main goal of menopausal care. This is accomplished by utilizing the NICE guidelines and expanding upon them for a specialized service, which includes
5. Taking an individualized approach throughout the diagnosis, investigation, and management process.
6. Offering information in various ways that are specific to each patient.
7. Talking about treatment options, including an individualized risk assessment of each type and excluding contraindications.
8. Providing treatment as appropriate, monitoring, and modifying as needed.
9. Modifying treatment as needed, depending on a woman’s changing circumstances, including being sensitive to gender-specific issues and sexual differences; taking into consideration and attending to psychological needs
10. Taking into account and attending to psychological needs
11. Observing women who have breast cancer or are at high risk for it; observing women who have additional risk factors, like type 2 diabetes
12. Observing ladies who have ovarian insufficiency too soon.
The Menopause Nurse Halifax will be in charge of helping women, men, and their families, as well as other medical professionals, have a better understanding of menopause. Together with our comprehensive team of physiotherapists, pelvic health specialists, and other medical professionals, Coastal offers collaborative care. In a friendly and encouraging clinic setting, we offer convenient care.
