URMC / Encyclopedia / Content How Much Do You Know About Menopause? Test your knowledge of menopause by taking this quiz. 1. At what age does menopause typically begin? You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is Menopause usually occurs sometime between age 45 and 55, but the typical age is 50, according to the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Menopause means the permanent end of menstruation. A. 40B. 45C. 50D. 55 2. A woman is considered to be in menopause after she has missed how many menstrual cycles? You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is Menopause begins at that point when you have had your last menstrual cycle, the NIA says. You won't know whether you have had your last period until you have been period-free for one year. A. 3B. 6C. 9D. 12 3. What factors can cause premature menopause? You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is If you smoke, you may go through menopause about 1-1/2 years earlier than women who don't smoke, the NIA says. A. SmokingB. Autoimmune disordersC. A woman's mother had early menopauseD. All of the above 4. Hot flashes are symptoms of the premenopausal stage. How many premenopausal women experience them? You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is Hot flashes can occur several times an hour, a few times a day, or once or twice a week, the NIA says. Most women have hot flashes for about a year. Some may experience them for two to five years. A. 100 percentB. 75 percentC. 50 percentD. 30 percent 5. A blood test can help confirm if a woman is beginning menopause. The test measures the level of which of these? You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is The pituitary gland releases this hormone to stimulate the ovaries to release follicles, or eggs. A blood test that measures the hormone, along with symptoms such as hot flashes and period cessation, confirms perimenopause—the stage just before menopause. A. Follicle-stimulating hormoneB. EstrogenC. ProgesteroneD. Cholesterol 6. What is the most serious adverse effect of menopause? You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is Bones thin when ovaries stop producing estrogen. Cholesterol levels can rise, which threatens heart health. A. Hot flashesB. OsteoporosisC. Heart diseaseD. B and C 7. How much bone loss does a woman experience in the first five years of menopause? You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is Talk to your health care provider about what you can do to help prevent bone loss. A. 10 percent over the five-year periodB. 5 percent over the five-year periodC. 3 to 5 percent annuallyD. 1 to 2 percent annually 8. Hormone therapy minimizes some of the negative effects of menopause. Which of these hormones is used? You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is Used for a short time, hormone therapy can help relieve symptoms of menopause. Long-term use, though, raises the risk for breast cancer, heart attack, and stroke. A. EstrogenB. Estrogen and progesteroneC. TestosteroneD. Prostaglandin 9. Why is synthetic estrogen more controversial than natural estrogen? You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is A low dose can help treat hot flashes and help prevent osteoporosis. A. Synthetic estrogen is 100 times more potent than natural estrogenB. It's more expensiveC. It has been linked to breast cancerD. It may contain contaminants 10. If a woman experiences menopause after age 50, how long should she continue using some form of birth control? You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is A. She doesn't have to use birth controlB. 3 monthsC. 6 monthsD. 12 months Your score was: Medical Reviewers: Grantham, Paula, RN, BSN Sacks, Daniel, MD, FACOG