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How much do you know about menopause?

Menopause symptoms are unnerving because they come on so suddenly.

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Menopausal symptoms can be bothersome, but menopause itself poses no long-term consequences.

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The most common symptom of menopause is hot flashes.

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All women going through menopause should receive hormone therapy, or HT.

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Certain lifestyle measures and dietary supplements can help relieve the symptoms of menopause.

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Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD on December 19, 2008

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SOURCE: The North American Menopause Society. The Merck Manual of Medical Information, 17th edition, Merck & Co., 2000. Rannevik, G. Maturitas, 1995; vol 21: pp 103-113.

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