Care for Women and Gender-Diverse People
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Quality Statement 1: Clinician Knowledge and Skills
Women and gender-diverse people experiencing perimenopause and menopause receive care from a clinician who has the knowledge and skills needed to provide evidence-based menopause care. Clinicians stay current with the knowledge and skills needed to provide evidence-based menopause care.
Quality Statement 2: Identification and Assessment of Perimenopause and Menopause
Starting at age 40, women and gender-diverse people are asked about menopause-associated symptoms to enable the early identification and assessment of perimenopause and menopause.
Quality Statement 3: Evidence-Based Information for People Experiencing Perimenopause or Menopause
Starting at age 40 or earlier, women and gender-diverse people receive evidence-based information about perimenopause and menopause from their clinician.
Quality Statement 4: Management of Vasomotor Symptoms
Women and gender-diverse people experiencing vasomotor symptoms during perimenopause and menopause are offered menopausal hormone therapy as first-line treatment, following an assessment of risks, benefits, contraindications, and individual needs and preferences. People who have contraindications to menopausal hormone therapy or who do not desire it are offered other evidence-based treatment options, including non-hormonal medications and nonpharmacological treatments.
Quality Statement 5: Management of Non-vasomotor Symptoms
Women and gender-diverse people experiencing non-vasomotor symptoms during perimenopause and menopause (including those related to genitourinary syndrome of menopause, sexual health, mental health, sleep, and cognition) are offered evidence-based treatment options.
Quality Statement 6: Appropriate Referral to a Clinician With Expertise in Menopause
Women and gender-diverse people experiencing perimenopause or menopause receive assessment and treatment from their primary care clinician and, if clinically indicated, are referred to a clinician with expertise in menopause.