Menopause: Diagnostic Tests

Mandatory medical device diagnostics.

  • Vaginal ultrasonography (ultrasound examination using an ultrasound probe inserted into the vagina (sheath)).
  • Electrical impedance analysis (measurement of body compartments/body composition) – to determine body fat, extracellular body mass (blood and tissue fluid), body cell mass (muscle and organ mass) and total body water including body mass index (BMI, body mass index) and waist-to-hip ratio (THV).

Optional medical device diagnostics

  • Mammary sonography (ultrasound examination of the breast; breast ultrasound).
  • Mammography (X-ray examination of the breast).
  • Cardiovascular diagnostics – for early detection of coronary sclerosis (hardening of the coronary arteries).
    • Stress ECG (electrocardiogram during stress, that is, under physical activity/stress ergometry).
    • Cardio-computed tomography (cardio-CT; cardiac CT).
    • Doppler sonography (ultrasound examination that can dynamically visualize fluid flow (especially blood flow)) of the carotids (carotid artery)
  • Bone metabolism – osteodensitometry (bone density measurement).