NAMs Menopause Certification Exam 2026
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Climacteric phase The period of endrocrinologic, somatic, and
transitory psychologic changes that occur around
the time of menopause.
Early menopause LMP before age 45
Late menopause LMP after age 54
Primary ovarian insufficiency Menopause that occurs before age 40
Early menopause transition (stage Persistent difference of 7 days or more in the
-2) length of consecutive cycles.
, Late menopause transition (stage -1) 60 or more consecutive days of amenorrhea
Luteal out of phase event (LOOP) Explains why some perimenopausal women have
elevated estrogen level sometimes...In the early
menopause transition, elevated FSH levels are
adequate to recruit a second follicle which
results in a follicular phase-like rise in estradiol
secretion superimposed on the mid-to-late luteal
phase of the ongoing ovulatory cycle.
Obese women and estradiol levels Obese women are more likely to have
during menopause anovulatory cycles with high estradiol levels.
They are also more likely to have lower
premenopause yet higher postmenopause
estradiol levels compared with women of normal
weight. (why they are at higher risk of
endometrial cancer)
Chinese and Japanese women These ethnic groups have lower estradiol levels
then white, black and hispanic women.
stage +2 late menopause stage: 5-8 years after FMP.
Somatic aging predominates. Increased
genitourinary symptoms.
Stages +1a, +1b, +1c early post menopause: 2 years after FMP. FSH
rises, estradiol decreases. VMS predominate.
Elevated FSH, LH Endocrine labs after menopause
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Climacteric phase The period of endrocrinologic, somatic, and
transitory psychologic changes that occur around
the time of menopause.
Early menopause LMP before age 45
Late menopause LMP after age 54
Primary ovarian insufficiency Menopause that occurs before age 40
Early menopause transition (stage Persistent difference of 7 days or more in the
-2) length of consecutive cycles.
, Late menopause transition (stage -1) 60 or more consecutive days of amenorrhea
Luteal out of phase event (LOOP) Explains why some perimenopausal women have
elevated estrogen level sometimes...In the early
menopause transition, elevated FSH levels are
adequate to recruit a second follicle which
results in a follicular phase-like rise in estradiol
secretion superimposed on the mid-to-late luteal
phase of the ongoing ovulatory cycle.
Obese women and estradiol levels Obese women are more likely to have
during menopause anovulatory cycles with high estradiol levels.
They are also more likely to have lower
premenopause yet higher postmenopause
estradiol levels compared with women of normal
weight. (why they are at higher risk of
endometrial cancer)
Chinese and Japanese women These ethnic groups have lower estradiol levels
then white, black and hispanic women.
stage +2 late menopause stage: 5-8 years after FMP.
Somatic aging predominates. Increased
genitourinary symptoms.
Stages +1a, +1b, +1c early post menopause: 2 years after FMP. FSH
rises, estradiol decreases. VMS predominate.
Elevated FSH, LH Endocrine labs after menopause
