Nancy Fúgate Woods

2018

Polymorphisms in Estrogen Synthesis Genes and Symptom Clusters During the Menopausal Transition and Early Postmenopause: Observations From the Seattle Midlife Women's Health Study.

Biological research for nursing ·doi:10.1177/1099800417753536

During the menopausal transition and early postmenopause, participants in the Seattle Midlife Women's Health Study (SMWHS) experienced one of the three symptom severity clusters identified through latent class analysis: severe hot flashes w…

review 2012

An Overview of Chronic Vaginal Atrophy and Options for Symptom Management

·doi:10.1111/j.1751-486x.2012.01776.x

During the menopausal transition and after menopause, up to 45 percent of women will develop vaginal atrophy as a consequence of decreased levels of circulating estrogen. Symptoms include vaginal dryness, itching, soreness, bleeding, increa…

editorial 2012

Depression and heavy bleeding during the menopausal transition

·doi:10.1097/gme.0b013e3182651d8d

Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society 19(9):p 949-951, September 2012. | DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3182651d8d

review 2007

Arthralgias, bodily aches and pains and somatic complaints in midlife women: etiology, pathophysiology and differential diagnosis

·doi:10.1586/14737175.7.11s.s15

Somatic symptoms characterized by arthralgias, bodily aches and pains, musculoskeletal pain and joint pain have been investigated in a number of menopause and depression studies. Although depression is one of the most common causes of bodil…