Other Conditions With Symptoms Similar to Menopause Symptoms
Other conditions that can cause symptoms similar to
menopause symptoms include:
- Conditions that lead to an absence of the
menstrual periods (amenorrhea), such as pregnancy,
severe weight loss or gain, or excessive exercise.
- Emotional
changes, such as stress, anxiety, or
depression.
- Problems with other hormones,
which can result from problems with the
thyroid gland (underactive or overactive), problems
with the
pituitary gland, or
polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Problems that
can cause irregular bleeding. These include:
- Irregular ovulation unrelated to an
age-related drop in fertility.
- Uterine fibroids, which are non-cancerous growths in the
uterus.
- Endometrial
polyps, which are another type of non-cancerous growths
in the uterus.
- Endometrial hyperplasia, which is
abnormal thickening of the lining of the uterus that can lead to uterine cancer
if not treated.
- Endometrial cancer, also known as
uterine cancer.
- Cervical cancer.
| By | Healthwise Staff |
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| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
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| Primary Medical Reviewer | Brian D. O'Brien, MD - Internal Medicine |
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| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Carla J. Herman, MD, MPH - Geriatric Medicine |
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| Last Revised | June 30, 2010 |
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Last Revised:
June 30, 2010
