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Test your menopause IQ

Jay Reighley, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, invites you to take our menopause IQ test by Jay Reighley, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

There are so many myths and misunderstandings floating around out there about menopause, that I thought it would be fun to give you a chance to test your ready knowledge on the subject. Today’s women have a lot of access to information and we know much more than our mothers ever did about our health, but you may be surprised to discover that you don’t know the whole — and holistic — truth when it comes to menopause.

So take a few moments to test your menopause IQ, then “Submit” to read more about the answers!


   

True

False
1
 Menopause always occurs around age 50.
2
 You can always tell you’re in menopause when you get hot flashes, night sweats, irritability, insomnia and other physical symptoms.
3
 Your sex life changes after menopause.
4
 After menopause, you have no estrogen in your body.
5
 After menopause, you will inevitably gain weight.
6
 After menopause, your bones are more brittle.
7
 Breast cancer is more common after menopause.
8
 Sex hurts more after menopause.
9
 The older you are when you first get your period, the older you will be when you go through menopause.
10
 Once you’ve been through menopause, you will never experience vaginal bleeding again.
11
 Menopause makes you unattractive and undesirable.
12
 The only way to get through menopause is to take hormones.

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Last Modified: 06/15/2009

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