Hormone replacement therapy is still a popular and most effective treatment for vasomotor symptoms and bone loss prevention in the postmenopause but it is not without risks. This has driven many climacteric women to seek for alternatives, chiefly natural products. Phytoestrogens containing soy or red clover preparations, however, when taken at the recommended daily doses, proved to be ineffecti...

The early postmenopause is a period in which fast bone loss in women's lifespan occurs. postmenopausal years of life at least. Even in later life initiation of physical activity can reduce fracture risk, but it must be maintained in order to preserve its benefits on bone health. The aim of this study was to detect the changes in bone mineral status after 6 months of walking training in postmeno...

Introduction To evaluate the actual perceptions of hormonal contraceptives (HC) in women reproductive age comparison with similar concerns postmenopausal relation to hormone therapy (HT).Materials and methods A questionnaire-based study was conducted a population 370 women, 198 (53.5%) premenopausal 172 (46.5%) postmenopausal. Perceptions were evaluated using specific questions Likert scales (-...

Our aim in conducting this study is to describe the representations and perceived consequences of menopause, elicited through a semistructured interview with 36 Portuguese women, in peri- and post-menopause. The most prevalent response of the interviewed women was to see menopause as a normal/neutral phase of their life cycle (28.3%). Menses' cessation (58.7%) was identified as the most prevale...