Management of Menopause Symptoms

Jonathan Snyder; Coral Matus; Emily Landis; Robin Barry; Linda Speer

doi:10.1016/j.pop.2025.01.001

Management of Menopause Symptoms

Prim Care. 2025 Jun;52(2):265-276. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2025.01.001. Epub 2025 Mar 10.

Authors

Jonathan Snyder¹, Coral Matus², Emily Landis¹, Robin Barry³, Linda Speer⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of the Department of Family Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43514, USA.
² Department of Medical Education, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43514, USA; Department of Family Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43514, USA.
³ Department of Family Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43514, USA.
⁴ Department of Family Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43514, USA. Electronic address: linda.speer@utoledo.edu.

PMID: 40412905
DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2025.01.001

Abstract

This summary is an update on the treatment of menopause symptoms, to include vasomotor symptoms, genitourinary symptoms, and hair loss. Treatment options discussed for vasomotor symptoms include menopausal hormone therapy, nonhormonal medication options, and nonmedication treatments. Treatments for isolated genitourinary symptoms include topical estrogen, bazedoxifene, and dehydroepiandrosterone.

Keywords: Genitourinary syndrome of menopause; Menopause; Treatment; Vasomotor symptoms.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Alopecia / drug therapy
Alopecia / therapy
Dehydroepiandrosterone / therapeutic use
Estrogen Replacement Therapy / methods
Estrogens / therapeutic use
Female
Female Urogenital Diseases / drug therapy
Female Urogenital Diseases / therapy
Hot Flashes* / drug therapy
Hot Flashes* / therapy
Humans
Indoles / therapeutic use
Menopause* / physiology
Primary Health Care
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators / therapeutic use

Substances

Estrogens
bazedoxifene
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators
Dehydroepiandrosterone
Indoles