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Managing Your Menopause Type®
Educational Class
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Session Two - Your Quality of Life
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The
Menopause Type® Questionnaire
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You can use
the Menopause Type® Questionnaire to determine your menopause type®
based on symptoms of menopause. It's important to note that this
questionnaire only evaluates symptoms. Symptoms say a lot about your quality
of life, but do not give enough information to determine what your risks are
for developing osteoporosis, heart disease or other diseases associated with
menopause. You will also need lab tests and other tests, such a bone density,
to determine you risks for disease.
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However,
understanding these symptoms can guide you and your physician in making
lifestyle, nutritional and herbal choices that are right for you. Paying attention
to these symptoms can enhance your quality of life.
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About the Questionnaire.
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Within the
questionnaire there are 50 numbered questions. Within each numbered question
there may be one or more questions.
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Download or take the on-line Menopause Type® Questionnaire.
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For example,
a few questions contain a single query: "Are your hands or feet
colder?"
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Many
questions contain more than one query: "Are you more irritable? Do you
have more nervous tension?"
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You should
answer yes if you experience any part of the question. After
you and your healthcare professional analyze the questionnaire, your will
know your menopause type®
based on symptoms.
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This
Questionnaire is designed to help you collect and analyze information about
your symptoms.
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The 50
numbered questions are divided into 8 different sections, designated Section
A through G. Each of these sections asks about symptoms associated with one
or more hormone imbalance.
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Estrogen
deficiency symptoms, progesterone deficiency symptoms, testosterone
deficiency symptoms and androgen excess symptoms are mixed throughout
different sections of the questionnaire.
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Sections are
analyzed to determine Menopause Type® based on the percentage of
symptoms that you have.
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What this means to you
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The
Menopause Type® Questionnaire can be used to determine your
menopause type®, and reveal a lot about how symptoms are affecting
your quality of your life.
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But
remember, symptoms do not give enough information to determine what your
risks are for developing osteoporosis, heart disease or other diseases
associated with menopause.
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Still, properly
interpreting the questionnaire these symptoms will guide you and your
physician in making lifestyle, nutritional and herbal choices that are right
for you.
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What's
Next?
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Let's look
at the Interpretation of Menopause Type® Questionnaire worksheet
now. Then, we will take another look at symptoms, and see that hormones are
not the only cause of symptoms.
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The Managing Your Menopause Type® Educational Class
is provided to the public without charge. This information is provide for
education purposes only, and is not intended to prescribe treatment. Consult
a physician, pharmacist or other healthcare professional regarding the
applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your
symptoms or medical condition.
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