Hormone Modulation for Women
Faculty:  Beth Traylor, MD
Editor:  Jeanette Dunn, RN, EdD, CNS

Release Date: September 1, 2006, Updated July 12, 2009

Expiration Date:  July 31, 2010

Disclosure: Drs. Traylor and Dunn disclosed they have no financial interest in any products or services discussed.

Receiving Credit: In order to receive your certificate of participation, you should read the information about this activity, including the disclosure statements, review the entire activity, take the post-test and complete the evaluation form. You may then follow the directions to print your certificate of participation.

There is no fee for this activity.

Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to . . . 

1. Recognize the physiological and emotional symptoms of menopause.
2. Discuss estrogen and progesterone physiology and laboratory measurements.
3. Review the latest findings from current research regarding hormone replacement therapy.
4. Analyze the laboratory results obtained in the female hormone evaluation.
5. Discuss the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
6. Discuss the differences between bioidentical and non-bioidentical hormones.
7. Initiate individualized hormone treatment of the aging female.
8. Monitor the efficacy of treatment; adjust the doses of hormones and related therapies; address side effects.
9. Describe absolute and relative contraindications to ERT/HRT and alternative therapies
10. Discuss issues related to female sexual dysfunction and new therapies to treat it.

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