From menarche to menopause

Authors

  • T. F. Tatarchuk SI “O.M. Lukyanova Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology of the NAMS of Ukraine”; State Scientific Institution “Center for Innovative Medical Technologies of the NAS of Ukraine”, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18370/2309-4117.2020.56.18-22

Keywords:

summit, menopause, menopausal hormone therapy, estradiol, dydrogesterone, Femoston

Abstract

On September 11–12, 2020, in Kyiv hosted the International Women's Health Summit “From Menarche to Menopause” with the participation of leading foreign and domestic experts in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. The event was devoted to such topical topics as miscarriage, infertility, menstrual irregularities, menopausal hormone therapy (MHT).

The current concern in clinical practice is not overuse of MHT, but it underutilization, and the fact that only a small number of women with impaired quality of life through menopausal symptoms receive treatment, despite that they perfectly fit the patient's profile for such therapy.

All types of MHT are characterized by following effects: a positive effect on the cardiovascular system if MHT was start before 60 ages or in the first 10 years after menopause onset; the mortality rate from all causes is not increased in patients on MHT. The “ideal” MHT should relieve vasomotor symptoms, influence urogenital symptoms, prevent fractures and bone loss, protect the cardiovascular system and endometrium, and should not increase the risks of breast cancer, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Estradiol + dydrogesterone (Femoston®) scheme fits perfectly into these criteria. Femoston® is an oral MHT preparation that is effective in relieving symptoms of estrogen deficiency with a proven safety profile on the cardiovascular system and breast. This drug helps to reduce the manifestations of symptoms of estrogen deficiency, increase bone mineral density, and has a positive effect on metabolic processes. Numerous studies have shown that combination of estradiol + dydrogesterone is not only highly effective against menopausal symptoms, but also extremely important features, in particular, a proven safety profile for breast cancer.

Author Biography

T. F. Tatarchuk, SI “O.M. Lukyanova Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology of the NAMS of Ukraine”; State Scientific Institution “Center for Innovative Medical Technologies of the NAS of Ukraine”

MD, professor, corresponding member of the NAMS of Ukraine, deputy director for research work, head of the Endocrine Gynecology Department;

chief researcher, Department of Reproductive Health 

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2020-12-29

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Tatarchuk, T. F. (2020). From menarche to menopause. REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, (56), 18–22. https://doi.org/10.18370/2309-4117.2020.56.18-22

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No. 56 (2020)

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Gynecology

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