Menopausal and Postmenopausal Hand Syndrome
By Yuichi Hirase, MD Hand disorders are common symptoms in menopausal and postmenopausal women. They are carpal tunnel syndrome, de Quervain’s disease and stenosing tenosynovitis, during their lactation and menopausal periods. Women in these periods typically have low blood estrogen levels. In addition, many postmenopausal females experience osteoarthritis in their hands and fingers in such […]