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SC300
Unit Five
Karma Pace McDuffy
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Agenda
1. Menopause
2. Aging Male Syndrome
3. Evolutions introduction
4. Q&A
Menopause
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Ages of 45 and 55
A woman’s ovaries stop producing eggs
Her produces less estrogen and progesterone
menstruation becomes less frequent
• http://www.4woman.gov/mens/sexual/ams.cfm
Symptoms
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Heart pounding or racing
Hot flashes
Night sweats
Skin flushing
Sleeping problems
(insomnia)
• Decreased interest in sex,
possibly decreased
response to sexual
stimulation
• Forgetfulness (in some
women)
• Irregular menstrual
periods
• Mood swings including
irritability, depression, and
anxiety
• Urine leakage
• Vaginal dryness and
painful sexual intercourse
• Vaginal infections
• Joint aches and pains
• Irregular heartbeat
(palpitations)
Aging Male Syndrome
• Ages 35 to 65
• The decline of
testosterone
• sleeping troubles
• lower sex drive
• erectile dysfunction
• increased urination
• Muscle
• loss inability to focus
• hair loss
• Osteoporosis
• "Andropause“ or Midlife
crisis
Case Study
• Your second cousin Tilly, a 53-year-old woman who
comes to you concerned about menopause.
• What treatments exist for menopause and how safe and
effective are they?
• What are some of the drawbacks to these treatments?
• If Tilly has been a smoker all her life, how might this
alter her transition through menopause?
• Do some research on your own to learn about why,
among Japanese women, hot flashes are very rare.
Why do you think this might be the case?
Evolution
• Change over time
• Topic of Unit 6 seminar
• http://www.wiley.com/college/test/0471787159/biology_
basics/animations/evolution.html
Questions