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...

The onset of menopause is unique to every woman with varying symptoms which have implications on health and well-being. This study evaluated the perception, knowledge and beliefs about menopause and the prevalence of climacteric symptoms. The study was a cross-sectional survey of 280 menopausal women aged 45 years and older in the Accra Metropolis of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Data on s...

T he management of symptoms associated with menopause and related conditions can be challenging for women and their health care providers. Available information about menopause and treatment options is often contradictory, with various opinions and misconceptions about potential therapy. As the number of Canadian women in midlife grows (expected to reach 22% of the country's population by 2026 ...

In the industrialized nations, coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most fre­ quent cause of death in women. Before the age of 55, the incidence of coro­ nary events in women is only about one third of that in men. After that, it rises steeply, in women aged 75 it reaches the same rate as in men and is even higher in older age [1]. The 10 years difference between men and women in the clinical ma...

Social factors that affect women's attitudes toward menopause were examined in a sample of 1,037 baby boomer women who took part in two waves of the Midlife in the United States survey. Survey data were collected in 1996 and 2005 from a nationally representative sample of women born between 1946 and 1964 residing in the United States. Women's attitudes toward the effects of menopause on fertili...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the impact of the 2002 Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study results on the prescription of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) to treat menopause-related symptoms in Taiwan. METHODS This retrospective study participant data collected from women interviewed in 2001 Taiwan's National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and the National Health Insurance (NHI) outpatient claims fo...

Objective: The present study was done to assess the effects of training on knowledge and attitude level promotion of post menopause women about menopause. Methods & Material: The research communication included 100 menopausal women aged 45-60 years, who were selected in a stratified manner (according to the economic status: poor, average, and good). The tool used was an examiners-made questionn...

There are nearly 20 million women in the United States experiencing menopause at present. It is estimated this number will grow to 60 million by the year 2010.(1) Menopausal women are faced with a variety of symptoms and the difficult decision of whether to undergo Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) with its unhealthy side-effects. What many woman don’t know is that there are effective alternati...

OBJECTIVES To determine indirectly the effect of changes in levels of reproductive hormones on CD4 lymphocyte counts by investigating the impact of pregnancy and menopause on CD4 lymphocyte counts in HIV-infected women. METHODS Participants were 382 women with a known interval of HIV seroconversion. Review of questionnaires or patient charts provided information on pregnancy and menopause. A ...