Detection of menopause status and treatment thereof

Details Detection of menopause status and treatment thereof Detection of menopause status and treatment thereof

2006-09-05

2006-09-05

Hindenburg, Max F. (Department: 3736)

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Monitoring fertility cycle

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ABSTRACT:
The method of treating a human female menopausal condition, the steps that include determining need for increasing estrogen level in the blood, from a lower level associated with reduced ovarian estrogen production, the determining including measuring vaginal moisture or urethral fluid pH level, at repeated time intervals over a series of days. A test for FSH level in the blood, during those days, may be made for detection of high level FSH in conjunction with high pH level at the vagina to establish need for estrogen therapy, on a confirmatory basis.

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