A cross-sectional study was conducted on the prevalence of hot flashes and associated factors among women from 40 to 69 years old, from a population-based sample in the city of Pelotas, southern Brazil. A multi-stage sampling process was used, and data were collected through an interview and a self-applied questionnaire. A total of 879 women were included. Point prevalence and lifetime prevalen...

Previous studies of patients with primary osteoarthrosis of the hip have suggested an increase in bone mass compared with control populations. Nodal primary generalised osteoarthrosis is known to have a strong familial tendency. To test the hypothesis that this tendency might also lead to increased bone mass, total body calcium has been measured by in-vivo neutron activation analysis and cortic...

Menopause is the permanent cessation of mensturation due to loss of ovarian follicular function, which results in decreased production of estradiol and other hormones. Decreased levels of estrogen leads to variations in lipid profile leading to atherosclerosis thus by increasing risk of coronary artery disease in post menopausal women. The present study was conducted to evaluate the relationshi...

Vitamin D promotes absorption of calcium in the intestine as well renal tubules and maintains adequate levels phosphate serum to maintain normal bone mineralization prevents osteoporosis. This vitamin can be produced endogenously when ultraviolet (UV) rays sunlight hit skin its synthesis [1]. Deficiency this is common India, rate prevalence range from 40 – 90 percent [2]! Geographically India...

BACKGROUND Menopause is a physiological process in women's life. The aim of this study was to assess QOL and related factors among menopausal women in Kashan city in Iran. METHODS Seven hundred women aged 40-60 years were assessed using cluster sampling. Women with mental and physical problems or systemic diseases were excluded. Data were collected by standard questionnaire of quality of life...

INTRODUCTION Most women experience significant changes in their general health status during menopause, which negatively affects their quality of life. Physical activity has also been shown to enhance quality of life. However, little is known about the effect of physical activity on women's health during the menopausal transition. This study aimed to determine the relationship between physical ...

OBJECTIVES Menopause, the permanent cessation of ovarian activity, is part of normal aging, resulting in climacteric symptoms for most women, particularly in Western countries. The objective of the present study was to analyse risk factors for onset of menopausal symptoms. METHODS Analyses were based on the 28,118 women participating in the French E3N cohort study who reached menopause betwee...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between the menopausal status and related hormonal variation of oestradiol with plasma lipid concentrations. MATERIAL AND METHODS Fifty premenopausal women and fifty postmenopausal women subjects were selected. Data was collected through clinical evaluation from questionnaires and laboratory investigations. Plasma oestradiol and lipid profile determi...

It is widely accepted that menopause leads to changes in hormonal status, metabolism and lipid profile. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of menopause on the concentrations of lipids, lipoproteins and, the influence of estradiol, progesterone, FSH, LH on lipid profile in menopausal women as well. The menopausal women had higher but non-significant (p>0,05) concentrations of tot...

Aim: Receptor status study in breast cancer is uncommon in rural population in India. Our aim in this study is to evaluate the expression of hormone receptors Estrogen receptor (ER), Progesterone receptor (PR) along with Human Epidermal growth receptor 2 (HER2/neu) expression in breast cancer cells and distribution with regards to age, menopausal status, tumor size, histological grading and lym...