RT Book, Section
A1 Hoffman, Barbara L.
A1 Schorge, John O.
A1 Bradshaw, Karen D.
A1 Halvorson, Lisa M.
A1 Schaffer, Joseph I.
A1 Corton, Marlene M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1125288475
T1 The Mature Woman
T2 Williams Gynecology, 3e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-184908-1
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1125288475
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  typical  “mature  woman”  is  aged  40  years  or  older  and  has  completed  childbearing.  During  their  late  40s,  most  women  enter  menopausal  transition.  Detailed  in  Chapter  21,  this  period  of  physiologic  change  due  to  ovarian  senescence  and  estrogen  decline  is  usually  completed  between  ages  51  and  56.  Menopause  marks  a  defining  point  in  this  transition  and  is  defined  as  the  point  in  time  of  permanent  menstruation  cessation  due  to  loss  of  ovarian  function.  Clinically,  the  menopause  refers  to  a  point  in  time  that  follows  1  year  after  cessation  of  menstruation.