Introduction: Menopause is a period of time after one year without vaginal bleeding. It is caused by a change in woman's reproductive hormones (especially estrogen and progesterone) or by a failure of the ovary. Most women experience menopause between the ages of 45 and 54. About 73% of women in this time experience vasomotor symptoms, which are associated with other disturbing symptoms of menopause, affecting women's health and their quality of life. Purpose: The purpose of the diploma work was to present the problems of women in menopause, ways to relieve menopausal symptoms and to find out, what woman may experience during the menopause period. Methods: In the diploma work we used the descriptive method with a review of Slovenian and foreign literature, both scientific and professional. The age of literature was limited, from 2008 to 2018. Literature was searched in Cochrane Library, CINAHL, PubMed and MedNar databases. Results: Hormone therapy is still the most effective treatment for vasomotor symptoms. If the treatment method is used appropriately and regularly, the benefits outweigh the risks. Hormone replacement therapy reduces the progression of chronic diastolic pressure and it is not associated with adverse changes in cardiac structure and function. Because of concerns about the risks and potential side effects of hormonal therapy, women are looking for other alternative and low-risk methods. Some of the medical herbs, such as: sage, black cohosh, common melissa, medicinal passionflower, wild soybean, anise and others, can be effective in treating symptoms of menopause. 60-65%of women were satisfied with the use of black cohosh, because of the decrease of hot flushes. More than one-third of all women want more support from healthcare professionals in the management of menopausal symptoms. Discussion and conclusion: The world's population is ageing, which means that more and more women around the world will be over 50 years old, that is why more women worldwide will experience menopausal symptoms. The most common problem are vasomotor symptoms. Hormone, non-hormone or non-pharmacological treatment may be used to relieve symptoms. When treating women in menopause, nurses should follow the clinical guidelines of NICE. In order to facilitate communication between a nurse and a woman, there is a tool named PAUSE that includes elements related to prevention, relief and treatment of menopausal symptoms, and to education and support for women during the period of menopause.
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