NAMs Menopause Certification Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 2024/2025 (VERIFIED)

NAMs Menopause Certification Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 2024/2025 (VERIFIED) Early menopause - ANSWER LMP before age 45 Late menopause - ANSWER LMP after age 54 Primary ovarian insufficiency - ANSWER Menopause that occurs before age 40 Early menopause transition (stage -2) - ANSWER Persistent difference of 7 days or more in the length of consecutive cycles. Late menopause transition (stage -1) - ANSWER 60 or more consecutive days of amenorrhea Luteal out of phase event (LOOP) - ANSWER 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 during menopause - ANSWER Obese women are more likely to have 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 - ANSWER These ethnic groups have lower estradiol levels then white, black and hispanic women. NAMs Menopause Certification Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 2024/2025 stage +2 - ANSWER late menopause stage: 5-8 years after FMP. Somatic aging predominates. Increased genitourinary symptoms. Stages +1a, +1b, +1c - ANSWER early post menopause: 2 years after FMP. FSH rises, estradiol decreases. VMS predominate. Elevated FSH, LH - ANSWER Endocrine labs after menopause AMH, inhibin B - ANSWER These hormones work during reproductive years to not deplete follicle pool too quickly. Phases during menopause transition and PMS symptoms - ANSWER Menstrual cycle shortenes, follicular phase compresses, women spend more time in luteal phase.. meaning more premenstrual symptoms and more frequent menstrual periods. How to respond if a patient requests FSH lab? - ANSWER many pitfalls, variable depending on the day of the cycle you draw the lab, normal or low FSH is not helpful. The potentially superior marker of menopause, a lab. - ANSWER AMH DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) - ANSWER Adrenal androgens: precursor hromones produced by the adrenal gland that are enzymatically converted to active androgens or estrogens in peripheral tissues. Location of estrogen receptors - ANSWER Vagina, vulva, urethra, trigone of the bladder Effects of estrogen on tissue - ANSWER maintain blood flow, the collagen, and HA within the epithelial surfaces. Supports microbiome and protects tissue from pathogens. Vaginal changes with menopause - ANSWER Thinning, loss of elasticity, loss or absence or rugae. Vagina and urethra in menopause - ANSWER vagina narrows, urethra moves closer to the introitus. Stress urinary incontinence - ANSWER Vaginal estrogen and urinary incontinence: what type does it help with? Treatment for FPHL - ANSWER Minoxidil, spironolactone, finasteride, estrogen therapy Late reporoductive years -3b and -3a. What happens with menstrual cycles, FSH, AMH, AFC, inhibin? - ANSWER -3b: menstrual cycles normal, FSH normal, AMH low, AFC low, inhibin low. -3a: subtle menstrual changes, variable FSH, AMH low, AFC low, inhibin low. When it is appropriate to check an FSH during the cycle if you check it? and why? - ANSWER Cycle day #3. Elevated estradiol can suppress FSH giving a falsely normal FSH level. AMH produced by... used to test... Is it a screening tool for fertility? When does it peak? - ANSWER produced by granulosa cells used to test damage to ovarian follicle reserve. If AMH is low, the woman has a low ovarian reserve. not recommended as a screening tool to predict fertility. Peaks at around 25 years old. So before age 25, this test is not helpful. It is influenced by exogenous hormones. Lower in hormonal contraception users, but increases after d/cing. AFC - ANSWER Antral follicle count Number of follicles that are detectable with ultrasound. They are sensitive to FSH and considered to represent the availability poo of follicles. Late menopause transition (-1) FSH level on random draw - ANSWER 25 or higher Black women have higher or lower FSH levels? - ANSWER Higher Chinese and Japanese women have higher or lower estradiol levels compared to white, black and hispanic women? - ANSWER lower Menopause transition-changes in SHBG and testosterone? ratio? - ANSWER SHBG decreases Testosterone/SHBG ratio increases by 80%. Testosterone/SHGB ratio is called what? - ANSWER The free androgen index What stage are VMS more likely? - ANSWER +1b (generally last 2 years) What hormone is generally higher in obese women? - ANSWER Estrone-via aromatization. The postmenopausal ovary continues to produce what two hormones? - ANSWER testosterone and androstenedione Surgical menopause causes women to have lower levels of what hormone? - ANSWER testosterone. 40-50% lower than in women w/ intact ovaries. Driving piece of menopause is ovarian follicles depleting. What does this do to the inhibin B and AMH? - ANSWER inhibin and AMH decrease therefore, follicle growth is not restrained, this allows for the growth of the remaining, diminished follicle pool. In the menopause transition, women spend more time in what phase? - ANSWER Luteal-more PMS symptoms, more frequent menstrual periods. HPO axis theory and the menopause transition - ANSWER It is felt that the HPO axis may become less sensitive to estrogen, so even with good follicle growth and estradiol secretion, LH surges can fail which can lead to more cycle irregularity. In the first year after the FMP, there is no production of what hormone? - ANSWER progesterone