Hormone Considerations in Menopause
On-Demand Courses
Affiliate Course
1.5 Contact Hours
About 75% of women experience hot flashes during menopause.
Why do women experience multiple new bodily and mental health changes during menopause ranging from hot flashes to forgetting things multiple times a day? Hormone changes primarily triggered by declining levels of estrogen during menopause can lead to annoying symptoms, such as hot flashes or forgetting your car keys, to potentially life-threatening problems such as increased risk for cardiac disease. As healthcare practitioners, we have an opportunity to screen our patients for new symptoms and provide them with early education and important information aimed to improve awareness of what is happening in their bodies and potential treatment options to manage their symptoms during this challenging period of life.
- Participants will recognize early symptoms of hormone changes associated with the menopause transition.
- Participants will distinguish the differences between different types and purposes of menopause hormone therapy.
- Participants will describe the differences between menopause hormone therapy and compound bioidentical therapy.
- Participants will differentiate groups of women who may benefit from menopause hormone therapy for certain conditions per current clinical guidelines.
Learning methods: Recorded video content, a pop quiz, case studies, and post-course exam.
Karen Litos, PT, DPT, Board-Certified Women's Health Clinical Specialist
Dr. Litos has over 25 years clinical experience and is well-known to physical therapists
as a passionate advocate for women’s health through her public speaking and course
instruction at the local, state, national and international levels. Dr. Litos co-authored Pre-Menopause Matters, a ground-breaking, self-paced, continuing education course training healthcare provider in menopause care. She is board-certified through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties in Women’s Health and opened the first cash-based PT clinic in the greater Lansing area specializing in women’s health issues through the lifespan, No Mom Left Behind PT. She has been an active volunteer in many capacities in the APTA Academy of Pelvic Health, including contributing course content to the CAPP obstetrics courses and as an instructor training PTs around the world through live and online courses in obstetrics care. She is a member of The Menopause Society and the International Menopause Society. Dr. Litos is co-owner of Snowden & Litos LLC, an online continuing education company
offering courses in menopause education.
You must be a Physical Therapist (PT) or Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to take this course.
Please note that Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy member discounts or other discounts do not apply to this course as it is hosted via our affiliate course partner Snowden & Litos LLC.
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Price: USD $100
