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...

background & aim: ovarian torsion is one of the most common causes of emergency surgery in gynecology, with a tendency to occur in postmenopausal women. the aim of this study was to provide information concerning the clinical presentations, surgical management, pathological findings and risk of malignancy in postmenopausal women with ovarian torsion. methods:in this cross-sectional study, the r...

results serum estradiol levels tended to have a negative correlation with homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (homa-ir) in premenopausal women but not in postmenopausal women. on the other hand, free testosterone levels tended to have a positive correlation with homa-ir in postmenopausal women but not in premenopausal women. serum shbg levels showed significant negative correlati...

the purpose of the present study was to compare some biochemical markers of cancer diseases risk between two groups of active and inactive postmenopausal women. for this purpose, 74 postmenopausal women were required to complete baecke questionnaire. they were divided into two groups: active (age: 55.89±4.38 years, height: 156.93±0.05 cm, weight: 63.18±6.50 kg, body fat percentage: 26.25±6.29, ...

background: osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease in postmenopausal women. it seems necessary to determine the factors affecting the adoption of preventive behaviors of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women using the patterns that identify the factors influencing behavior. objectives: to investigate preventive behaviors of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women in fasa, fars provi...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The sense of taste is a chemical sense which allows everyone to perceive the flavor of what is eaten or drunk. Also, the sense of olfaction is also a chemical sense contributing to the sense of taste to perceive the taste and flavor of food. In the present work, the gustatory and olfactory function in pre- and postmenopausal women and men were studied and compared to each ot...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between endogenous androgens and body fat distribution in early and late postmenopausal women. MATERIALS AND METHODS We enrolled postmenopausal women consisting of an early group (≤ 5 years since menopause, n = 105) and a late group (≥ 10 years since menopause, n = 107). Each group was subdivided into normal weight (BMI <24 kg/m(2)) group, overweight...

background: research demonstrates that most of the menopausal symptoms and problems are the reflection of individual andsocial circumstances rather than the endocrine events of the menopause. as majority of women live 30 years or more through postmenopausal period, treatment and following up their problems during this period is among the main duties of a midwife. the aim of this study is to det...