Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the histopathological pattern of endometrium in perimenopausal women presenting with abnormal uterine bleeding. Methods: This prospective study was carried out from June 2014 to May 2015 in a tertiary care teaching hospital on 180 number of perimenopausal women who presented with abnormal uterine bleeding. Results: Most of the patients were betwe...

Background: Strange interplay of hormones (especially inadequacy or lack of estrogen) affects the psychological health of the women & tendency to gain weight but the reasons are not sure & obesity may lead to many mental disorders. Objective: The study was aimed to correlate the quality of life in the form of psychological well-being in perimenopausal and post-menopausal women with obesity. Mat...

BACKGROUND This study tried to find out the physiological risk factors as well as biochemical factors in a group of Pakistani peri- and postmenopausal women. MATERIALS AND METHOD One hundred female subjects with age range of 40-52 years were included in the study. Female subjects were divided into two groups, i.e., 65 women with perimenopausal status age range 40-52 years old and 35 women wit...

e630 British Journal of General Practice, September 2015 PeRImenoPausal PResenTaTIons Perimenopausal patients present with vasomotor, psychological, and urological symptoms as well as disturbance of their bleeding pattern. Pregnancy risk is not always something they are aware of and consequently can sometimes be overlooked. Similarities and overlap exist between products used for contraception ...

CONTEXT Several investigations have postulated that the perimenopause may represent a period of increased psychiatric vulnerability, particularly for mood disorders. This review characterizes the perimenopause, including biological changes, the influence of psychosocial factors and the most common clinical manifestations. Clinic-based studies and community-based surveys addressing the prevalenc...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to document the prevalence of menopausal symptoms and the extent to which women are bothered by vasomotor symptoms (VMS) and joint pain in Bangladesh. METHODS A total of 1,590 women, aged 30 to 59 years, participated in a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study between September 2013 and March 2014. The main outcome measures were moderate to severely both...

Introduction: The late menopausal transition is a time of increased risk of depression in the general population. Nonetheless, mood course during the late menopausal transition in women with bipolar disorder in relatively unknown. Methods: Mood state data in 519 reproductive age women (5989 clinic visits), 116 late menopausal transition (perimenopausal) women (2046 visits), and 133 postmenopaus...

OBJECTIVE The authors examined the effect of a 4-week course of estrogen therapy on depression in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. METHOD Twenty-two depressed women who were either perimenopausal (N=10) or postmenopausal (N=12) received open-label treatment with transdermal 17beta-estradiol (100 micro g/day) for 4 weeks. The Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale and the Beck Depre...