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Which hormone is crucial to memory and may lead to disruptions in memory abilities during menopause?
Which hormone is crucial to memory and may lead to disruptions in memory abilities during menopause?
- Progesterone
- Cortisol
- Oestrogen (correct)
- Testosterone
What percentage of women experience symptoms of menopause extreme enough to cause severe distress?
What percentage of women experience symptoms of menopause extreme enough to cause severe distress?
- 25%
- 10% (correct)
- 50%
- 75%
What is one reason why Japanese women tend to experience fewer menopausal symptoms?
What is one reason why Japanese women tend to experience fewer menopausal symptoms?
- They have higher levels of testosterone
- They have higher levels of oestrogen
- They have lower levels of progesterone
- Their diets are high in soybean-based foods (correct)
Which sense declines the most for most people in midlife?
Which sense declines the most for most people in midlife?
What happens to the number of rods and cones in the eye during middle adulthood?
What happens to the number of rods and cones in the eye during middle adulthood?
Which of the following is true about the climacteric?
Which of the following is true about the climacteric?
True or false: The lens of the eye becomes more flexible and transparent during midlife.
True or false: The lens of the eye becomes more flexible and transparent during midlife.
True or false: Hearing declines in midlife for about 13% of adults in developed countries.
True or false: Hearing declines in midlife for about 13% of adults in developed countries.
True or false: Men continue to produce sperm throughout their lives.
True or false: Men continue to produce sperm throughout their lives.
The hormonal changes leading to menopause begin about 10 years earlier during perimenopause.
The hormonal changes leading to menopause begin about 10 years earlier during perimenopause.
Genetics play a role in determining the timing of menopause.
Genetics play a role in determining the timing of menopause.
Only about 10% of women experience severe distressing symptoms of menopause.
Only about 10% of women experience severe distressing symptoms of menopause.
