Understanding the signs, symptoms, and treatment for peri-menopause in women with SCI to determine:

1. the prevalence of subjective perimenopausal symptoms in women with SCI living in the community;
2. if women with SCI report perimenopausal symptoms at earlier ages than what is reported for the general population;
3. the preventive/treatment modalities being used by women with SCI to manage perimenopausal symptoms;
4. if women with SCI who have evidence of osteoporosis on bone densitometry stabilize or improve after a regimen of hormone replacement therapy (HRT); and
5. if the frequency of subjective perimenopausal symptoms decrease more for women with SCI who are treated with HRT compared to herbal preparations or no treatment.

For more information, contact Susie Charlifue (303 789-8306)