Abstract Aim Women who inevitably underwent surgical hysterectomy before natural menopause may have an earlier increase in hematocrit and storage iron than women continue menstruation, thereby increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) early. We aimed to evaluate association with vs. without their 50s incident CVD. Methods This was a retrospective-cohort study, 135,575 aged 40 50 years...

Many underlying psycho-physiological complexities can alter the normal manifestation of sexual responses in women. While these factors may be hormonal changes associated with pregnancy or lactation, medical or surgical debilitating illnesses, relationship issues or socio-cultural and environmental factors, a major hallmark along the life stages is menopause per se. The transition from reproduct...

THE AIM OF THE STUDY The aim of the study was to determine menopause-related changes in serum levels of main proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 175 women, who were divided into 5 study groups (group 1 - fertile women; group 2 - pre- and perimenopausal women; group 3 - postmenopausal women; group 4 - surgically induced menopausal women; gro...

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...

Prevalence of persistent endometriosis in women after menopause without any hormonal replacement therapy is very rare. This is a case of a woman with previous history of total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for endometriosis who presented with hemoperitoneum, vaginal bleeding, pelvic mass, and pulmonary thromboembolism mimicking as rectovaginal septum carcinoma. This is the fi...

BACKGROUND Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in women may lead to metabolic consequences in patients. This study was performed to determine the glucose tolerance and lipid profile after menopause resulting from bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. METHODS From September 2011 to March 2013, 31 women participants aged 46-52 years who underwent hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for beni...