Reproductive ethics: Ethical issues and menopause

W. Rogers

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Reproductive ethics: Ethical issues and menopause

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This article considers the natural history of menopause, whether or not menopause is a disease, and the role of pharmaceutical treatment for both menopausal symptoms and the prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. Specific ethical issues covered include the implications of defining menopause as a disease and its subsequent medicalization, the quality of information available for women to make informed decisions about treatment, the value of individual pharmaceutical treatments as disease prevention strategies, and broader questions of research ethics. © 2008

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of Public Health
Editors	Stella Quah, Kris Heggenhougen
Place of Publication	Amsterdam; Oxford
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	519-524
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9780123739605
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012373960-5.00122-2
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cardiovascular disease
Culture
Disease definition
Disease prevention
Hormone replacement therapy
Informed decision making
Menopause
Osteoporosis
Pharmaceutical treatment
Research trials
Symptoms
Women's health

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