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Conclusion There are various issues that may be of concern to aging women. Chronic ill- nesses, multiple medications to manage these illnesses, lack of resources, and safety concerns are all topics that can be addressed by the nurse caring for women after menopause. Menopause is a natu - ral passage all women experience, albeit in different ways and at different times. It is important to remember that there is a range of individual responses to aging. No two women will react to the transition to menopause in the same way. Nurses have a pivotal role in educating women on the changes their bodies have expe- rienced and the importance of engaging in preventive and healthy lifestyle choices that will maintain their health and quality of life in the years to come.
Resources ● American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.acog.org ● American Council on Exercise http://www.acefitness.org ● American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org ● Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses http://www.awhonn.org ● Medical Institute for Sexual Health http://www.medinstitute.org ● National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov ● National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov ● National Institutes of Health, Menopausal Hormone Therapy Information http://www.nih.gov/PHTindex.htm ● National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health http://nccam.nih.gov ● National Library of Medicine MedlinePlus http://www.medlineplus.gov/ ● National Osteoporosis Foundation http://www.nof.org ● National Sleep Foundation http://www.sleepfoundation.org ● The North American Menopause Society http://www.menopause.org ● Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation http://ww5.komen.org/ ● Womenshealth.gov, Menopause http://www.womenshealth.gov/ menopause
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