The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) has issued guidelines for care of women at midlife, based on the textbook Menopause Practice: A Clinician’s Guide. Published in Menopause, the recommendations cover more than 50 topics, including vasomotor symptoms, osteoporosis, and vulvovaginal health.
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) has issued guidelines for care of women at midlife, based on the textbook Menopause Practice: A Clinician’s Guide. Published in Menopause, the recommendations cover more than 50 topics, including vasomotor symptoms, osteoporosis, and vulvovaginal health.
Many of the statements in the new report are graded in one of three categories: Level I (good and consistent scientific evidence,) Level II (limited or inconsistent scientific evidence; and Level III (primarily consensus and expert opinion). Recommendations for which NAMS found Level I evidence include:
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The panel that prepared the report and the guidelines, NAMS said, comprised “experts in midlife women’s health from a wide range of specialties who devoted significant time and effort to ensuring the accuracy and relevance of each key point and clinical recommendation.” All of the panelists were asked to provide information on any financial conflicts of interest they or their spouses may have had in the past 12 months relevant to commercial interests related to the content of the guidelines.
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