vitamin d deficiency is the most under-diagnosed medical condition in postmenopausal women. there are few epidemiologic studies on vitamin d status of postmenopausal women in iran. this study aimed to investigate the 25-hydroxyvitamin d levels in postmenopausal women living in tehran, capital of iran. in this cross sectional study, 110 women were selected via convenience sampling method from me...

objective: to compare the hormonal status in postmenopausal women with and without metabolic syndrome. materials and methods: in this cross sectional study 110 postmenopausal women were enrolled. participants completed a questionnaire and underwent a medical exam and serum evaluation for serum lipids including cholesterol (chol), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (hdl), low density lipoprote...

background: we aimed to define and compare the risk factors of spinal and femoral osteoporosis in postmenopausal iranian women. method: it was a multicentre based study carried out in two stages during 2002 to 2005 among post menopausal women in tehran. in first stage case group included 140 women with diagnosed spinal osteoporosis using dexa method as definition of who and controls were 167 wo...

abstract numerous clinical studies have shown bisphoshonates (bps) to be useful and cost-effective options for the fractures prevention and postmenopausal bone loss. the use of oral bisphoshonates is an established option for managment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, but many of them complaint from gastrointestinal side effect or frequently dosed oral regimens. to improve upon the subo...

conclusions spiritual intervention effectively could reduce the severity of postmenopausal depression. considering the high prevalence of depression in postmenopausal women and the effectiveness, simplicity, and affordability of spiritual intervention, using such interventions in postmenopausal women is recommended. patients and methods a randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on po...

conclusions we suggest that regular aerobic exercise can favorably alter the inflammatory profile, which is a known risk factor in breast cancer development, in postmenopausal women. patients and methods this study was a randomized controlled trial. we randomly assigned 41 postmenopausal, sedentary women aged 50 to 74 to either an exercise or a control group. the intervention involved facility-...

background: low bone mass is a major health problem in postmenopausal women.there is no general agreement regarding relationship between serum level of lipidsand bone mineral density.objective: this study was carried out to investigate the association between lipidprofile and bone mineral density (bmd) in postmenopausal women in yazd, iran.materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was p...

background and aims: diabetes affects all physical, emotional, and psychological aspects of patient’s health. postmenopausal diabetic women are more susceptible due to their crucial conditions. the emotional regulatory role of vitamin d may be because of the existence of its receptors distributed in brain areas involved in emotional processing and affective disorders. the aim of this study is t...

Introduction: As carcinoma cervix mostly occurs after the age of 50 in women, it is mandatory to cytologically examine all the postmenopausal women above 45 to detect the onset of any premalignant changes in the cervix. The present study was conducted on 537 postmenopausal women living in rural areas and the collected data were analyzed in terms of predisposing factors of cervical carcinogenesi...