BACKGROUND Considering the physical, emotional and psychological complications of early or delayed menopause on women's life, it is necessary to determine associated factors of menopause age. This study designed to determine menopausal age and associated factors in women of Gorgan, i.e. the capital of Golestan province in the north-east of Iran. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 804 meno...

A prospective study was conducted in Takayama, Gifu, Japan, to evaluate the association between diet and the onset of menopause. A total of 1,130 female residents aged 35-54 years who were premenopausal and completed a validated semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire in 1992 were contacted by mail with a follow-up questionnaire in 1998 to update information on menopause. Onset of menopau...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a common reproductive endocrine condition manifests at puberty, and is characterized by hyperandrogenism, chronic anovulation, and obesity. PCOS cases exhibit an adverse coronary heart disease (CHD) profile at an early age, including insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and increased central adiposity. It can be hypothesized that the menopausal transition, whether ...

Historically, menopause research has developed mainly on the basis of endocrinological issues and research findings. The studies dealt primarily with the widespread complaints that women suffer in association with the menopause, with the intention of serv­ ing medical practice as directly as pos­ sible. In 1870, a woman’s mean remaining life expectancy by the time her young­ est child left home...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis with different perimenopause status. DESIGN Descriptive study. SETTING Menopause clinic, Hat Yai Regional Hospital. MATERIAL AND METHOD From April 1997 to September 2006, 1,796 women who underwent bone mineral density (BMD) measurement at Hat Yai Regional Hospital were recruited for the analysis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE...

OBJECTIVES First, to evaluate the longitudinal changes of HIV RNA in genital secretions in HIV-positive women with plasma HIV RNA <50 copies/mL before and after the onset of menopause. Second, to assess inflammatory markers and prevalence of comorbidities after the onset of menopause. METHODS This was a prospective observational study with two time points. HIV RNA in genital secretions (GVL) ...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a harmful cardiovascular risk profile accelerates menopause. BACKGROUND Women with an early menopause are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Although increased cardiovascular risk has been proposed as consequence of menopause, the alternative hypothesis, that increased premenopausal cardiovascular risk promotes early...

BACKGROUND Women are faced with a confusion of information and uncertainty when making decisions at menopause. METHODS We conducted four focus groups of 31 women aged 40-64 years, exploring their experience and views about menopause, its management, and decision support needs. RESULTS Focus group participants saw menopause as a natural progression rather than a medical condition, and decisi...

background: menopause is a natural event in which different degrees of psychosomatic changes occur. the social, demographic and behavioral factors in different nations have a significant effect on symptoms of menopause. the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the personal, demographic, social and reproductive factors with symptoms of menopause and the frequency of the me...