A quantitative analysis of the menopause experience of Indian women living in Sydney

Hafiz, Israt; Liu, Jinzhu; Eden, John

doi:10.1111/j.1479-828x.2007.00746.x

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“…In a study by Cheng et al and Hafiz et al also found joint and muscular pain as the predominant symptom. 16,17 Rahman et al also found joint and muscular pain as the most prevalent symptom. 4 The classical symptom of menopause i.e.…”

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Assessment of menopausal symptoms using modified menopause rating scale (MRS) in women of Northern India

Khatoon

Sinha

Shahid

et al. 2018

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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Background: Menopause is defined as complete cessation of menses for twelve months or more. It is a normal physiological change experienced by middle aged women and some of the menopausal symptoms experienced by these women can be severe enough to affect their normal daily activities.Methods: An observational cross sectional study was carried out in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Era’s Lucknow Medical College and hospital, Lucknow for a period of one year.300 patients who had attained menopause were analyzed. Menopausal symptoms were assessed using Modified Menopause Rating Scale (MRS).Results: Majority of patients attained menopause at the age of 50-54 years and the calculated mean age came to be 50.33±5.26. The most common symptom reported was joint and muscular discomfort (87%), depressive mood (70%), heart discomfort (60.3%), physical and mental exhaustion (60%), sleep problems (56%). The most classical symptom of menopause i. e. hot flushes was reported in 53.3%. Prevalence of other symptoms in decreasing order were irritability (46.6%), anxiety (40.3%), bladder problem (26%), dryness of vagina (23%), sexual problems (20%). The menopausal symptoms were found to be more prevalent in women of lower socio economic strata and those who had no formal education and this difference was found to be statistically significant.Conclusions: There is a high burden of postmenopausal symptoms which have shown an increasing trend with advancement of age. This calls for establishment of specific health intervention for postmenopausal women through the existing health centres by having geriatric clinics.

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Assessment of menopausal symptoms using modified menopause rating scale (MRS) in women of Northern India

Khatoon

Sinha

Shahid

et al. 2018

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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“…Hafiz et al found higher scores for physical symptoms than for other symptoms among Indian women in Australia aged 45-65 years old [24]. Among Arab women living in Australia the most frequent symptom reported was found to be "feeling tired or worn out" (86%), followed by "aching in muscles and joints"(85%) [19].…”

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Postmenopausal symptoms among Egyptian geripausal women

Sweed

Ae²,

Am³

et al. 2012

East Mediterr Health J

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Increases in life expectancies mean that women are spending longer periods of their life in a hypooestrogenic state. A cross-sectional study was designed to assess the prevalence of postmenopausal symptoms among elderly Egyptian women in the geripausal phase. A sample of 400 community-dwelling elderly women aged > 65 years were recruited from 6 geriatric social clubs in Cairo. A full personal and medical history was taken from all participants. The menopause rating scale was applied to all participants after translation and linguistic validation in the Arabic language. The most prevalent postmenopausal symptoms were joint pain (90.3%), followed by sleep problems (84.0%) and physical and mental exhaustion (80.0%). A statistically significant positive correlation was found between total menopause rating scale score and age, duration of menopause and number of chronic diseases but not with age of menopause. Symptômes ménopausiques chez des femmes égyptiennes du troisième et quatrième âgeRÉSUMÉ L'augmentation de la durée de vie signifie que les femmes passent une proportion plus importante de leur vie dans un état hypo-oestrogénique. Une étude transversale a été élaborée pour évaluer la prévalence des symptômes ménopausiques chez des femmes égyptiennes du troisième et quatrième âge. Un échantillon de 400 femmes âgées de plus de 65 ans et vivant dans la communauté a été recruté dans six clubs pour personnes âgées au Caire. Les données personnelles et les antécédents médicaux complets de toutes les participantes ont été notés. L'échelle Menopause Rating Scale -MRS [échelle d'évaluation de la ménopause] a été utilisée pour toutes les participantes après sa traduction et sa validation en langue arabe. Les symptômes ménopausiques les plus fréquents étaient les douleurs articulaires (90,3 %), suivis par les troubles du sommeil (84,0 %) et l'épuisement physique et mental (80,0 %). Une corrélation positive statistiquement significative a été retrouvée entre le score total à l'échelle MRS et l'âge, la durée de la ménopause et le nombre de pathologies chroniques. En revanche, aucune corrélation n'a été observée avec l'âge de survenue de la ménopause.

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“…[50] There is a wide variation in prevalence of symptom reporting, ranging from 19% to 75% from various studies conducted in India. [818283848586] The prevalence in UK Asians was reported as 71%,[87] and in Australian Indians as 33%. [26]…”

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Clinical practice guidelines on menopause: FNx01An executive summary and recommendations

Meeta¹,

Digumarti²,

Agarwal³

et al. 2013

J Mid-life Health

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A quantitative analysis of the menopause experience of Indian women living in Sydney

Cited by 31 publications

References 31 publications

Assessment of menopausal symptoms using modified menopause rating scale (MRS) in women of Northern India

Assessment of menopausal symptoms using modified menopause rating scale (MRS) in women of Northern India

Postmenopausal symptoms among Egyptian geripausal women

Clinical practice guidelines on menopause: FNx01An executive summary and recommendations

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