Perimenopause and Sexual Health: Prevalence, Pathophysiology and Evidence-Based Treatment

Perimenopause is a complex transitional phase marked by significant hormonal fluctuations that can profoundly influence a woman’s sexual health and overall quality of life. In this course, Dr. Jila Senemar provides a comprehensive, evidence based understanding of the sexual health concerns that commonly arise during perimenopause, along with practical strategies for assessment and management.

Target Audience

Primary Care Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, Internal Medicine Physicians, Endocrinologists, Gynecologists, Obstetrician, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Physician Assistants/Physician Associates, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians, Laboratory Technicians and Nurses.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the prevalence and types of sexual dysfunction commonly experienced during perimenopause.
  • Explain the pathophysiological mechanisms linking hormonal changes to sexual health symptoms.
  • Evaluate the evidence supporting estrogen therapy for the treatment of perimenopausal sexual dysfunction.
  • Apply evidence-based non-hormonal treatments, including vaginal moisturizers, in clinical practice.
  • Develop individualized treatment strategies integrating current clinical guidelines.
     
Additional information
Bibliography: 
  • Sexual dysfunction in perimenopausal women: Prevalence and treatment. Menopause. 2023;30(5):520-528.
  • The NAMS 2020 GSM Position Statement Editorial Panel. The 2020 genitourinary syndrome of menopause position statement. Menopause. 2020;27(9):976-992.
  • Kaufman MR, et al. The AUA/SUFU/AUGS Guideline on Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause. J Urol. 2025;214(3):242-250. 
  • The 2022 hormone therapy position statement of The North American Menopause Society. Menopause. 2022;29(7):767-794.
  • Harlow SD, et al. Executive summary of the Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop +10 (STRAW+10). Menopause. 2012;19(4):387-395.
  • Portman DJ, Gass ML. Genitourinary syndrome of menopause: new terminology. Menopause. 2014;21(10):1063-1068.
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ABIM Medical Knowledge
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Laboratory Personnel
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
Course opens: 
03/01/2026
Course expires: 
02/28/2029
Part of: 
Enhancing Perimenopause Care: Addressing Sexual Dysfunction and Hormone Therapy in Clinical Practice

Jila Senemar, M.D., FACOG, MSCP
Board-Certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist
JilaMD Women’s Comprehensive Care
Miami, Fl

Jila Senemar, M.D., FACOG, MSCP, faculty of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation(s) or discussion(s) will include off-label or unapproved product usage.

John Diaz, M.D., Conference Director, and non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose. 

*Ineligible companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.
              
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 Medical Knowledge MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ABIM Medical Knowledge
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Laboratory Personnel
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
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