Change over time in patient-reported symptoms and quality of life in Edmonton interdisciplinary menopause clinics: preliminary cohort study of clinic patients and waitlist patients.

Objective: Specialized interdisciplinary menopause clinics in Edmonton provide care for women suffering from severe menopausal symptoms. Our objectives were to evaluate changes over time in patient-reported menopause symptoms and quality of life (QOL) in a cohort of clinic patients, compared to a cohort of women recruited from the clinic waitlists.

Methods: We conducted a prospective study of consecutive new patients in two clinics.

Perspectives and decision-making about menopausal therapies in women who had bilateral oophorectomy.

Objective: The aim of the study was to explore the process of decision-making about menopausal treatments in women who have had surgical menopause as a result of bilateral oophorectomy (≤50 y).

Methods: We used a descriptive qualitative research design. Women who had a surgical menopause were purposefully selected from the Edmonton Menopause Clinics.