Menopause:
Impact and opportunities
Optimizing care for women going through menopause
Menopause can be associated with many different symptoms, ranging from vasomotor symptoms and sleep disturbances to urogenital symptoms and mood/cognitive changes, among others.1-3 These symptoms can have a profound impact on a woman’s daily life and activities, as well as on sexual and mental health.2-4 They may also lead to enduring long-term health impacts that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, bone loss, and psychiatric illnesses.5,6 Understanding the individual experience of each woman, including both short-term symptoms and long-term risks, is critical to optimally managing menopause symptoms and improving health outcomes.
Menopause workstream objectives
Highlight the impact of menopause on short- and long-term health outcomes across all critical audiences
Inform women to better understand menopause and encourage them to seek care when symptoms impact quality of life
Change the consultation paradigm and advocate for individualized care based on women’s needs and preferences
Disseminate accessible, evidence-based education to women and frontline providers
Available resources
Through collective expertise in women’s health, the Women’s Health Academy, has developed unique resources to inform women-centered care, including a better understanding of menopausal symptoms and their impact, and more focused clinical strategies during the menopause consultation.