La cinquantaine et la ménopause. Plaintes exprimées et non exprimées par les patientes. Perception par les médecins et impact sur la prise en charge

Discussion and conclusion. - Beyond the most evident signs of menopause, several other symptoms scarcely expressed by women can justify a hormonal treatment of menopause even when the connection with menopause is not demonstrated. Improvement of menopause treatment strategy requires taking into account all these symptoms, and a hormonal substitution that might be sometimes broader than the estrogenic therapy (androgenic, for example).