Impact of climacteric on well-being

Oldenhave, A.; Jaszmann, L; Haspels, A.A.; Everaerd, Walter

doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(12)90817-0

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“…The gradual or sudden cessation of estrogen and progesterone production by the ovaries impacts many tissues from brain to skin. Women may experience physical, emotional and urogenital symptoms that significantly affect their daily personal, professional and social lives [3,4]. …”

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Knowledge and Attitude towards Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy in Chinese Women

Jin

Tao

Teng

et al. 2014

Gynecol Obstet Invest

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Objective: To explore the knowledge and prevalence of menopausal symptoms as well as the use and attitude toward hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in Chinese women. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between May 2011 and April 2012 in Shanghai, China. The structured questionnaire addressing sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge and prevalence of menopausal symptoms, and knowledge and attitude towards HRT and its use were investigated. Results: 3,619 women aged 40-65 years were included in the analysis. The majority of the women had knowledge of menopause. Symptoms were prevalent in 16.1% of premenopausal women and in 49.3% of peri-, post- and surgical-menopausal women. Back and joint pain, sleeplessness, fatigue and sweating/hot flushes were frequently reported. HRT awareness among women was 3.5% and was related to menopausal, working and marital status; 75 (2.1%) women had used or were using HRT, of which 57.3% used HRT with a doctor's prescription and 29.3% experienced side effects from the use of HRT. Conclusion: Most Chinese women had knowledge of menopause and thought menopausal symptoms should not be treated. The awareness of HRT was poor and influenced by menopausal, working and marital status. Chinese health care providers have to assume responsibility for educating women about menopause and HRT use.

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Knowledge and Attitude towards Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy in Chinese Women

Jin

Tao

Teng

et al. 2014

Gynecol Obstet Invest

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“…Half of the patients received 2-8 acupuncture sessions and the other 50% had 9-14 sessions ( Table 3). The average number of daily hot flushes recorded on the first visit for the 22 http://aim.bmj.com/ night, with benefit being maintained at an average 1.50 and 1.18 respectively at the followup visit (Figure 1). There are significant overall differences (p<0.001) in hot flush frequency for both day and night between the first and last visit and between the first and follow-up visit.…”

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“…Other causes of flushing need to be excluded (21). It has been reported that mild hot flushes occur in 40% of healthy women aged 39 or more with a normal menstrual cycle (22). On the other hand, the same study noted that 85% of menopausal women experience hot flushes and 30% describe them as severe.…”

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Treatment of Hot Flushes in Breast Cancer Patients with Acupuncture

Tukmachi

2000

Acupunct Med

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SummaryA common treatment for post-menopausal hot flushes is to raise oestrogen levels with hormone replacement therapy. However this option is not considered suitable for breast cancer patients with hormone sensitive carcinoma, since an increase in oestrogen is contraindicated. This leaves little available as an effective conventional therapy.There has been some evidence that acupuncture is a suitable treatment for hot flushes, so a series of 22 consecutive breast cancer patients referred by an oncologist for treatment of hot flushes were given a course of classical body acupuncture with two 20-30min treatment sessions per week for up to 7 weeks. The frequency of recorded hot flushes (both day and night) had improved significantly (p<0.001) by the end of treatment. All patients claimed some benefit and 82% had effective relief.

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“…Os dados da literatura são conflitantes quanto a essa associação. Oldenhave et al 2 mostraram que mulheres com antecedente de histerectomia referiram sintomas climatéricos mais intensos que aquelas não histerectomizadas. É importante salientar que nem todos os estudos observaram relação entre histerectomia e ocorrência e intensidade das ondas de calor 11,4 .…”

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“…São acompanhadas de palpitações e de sensação de ansiedade 1 . As ondas de calor freqüentemente determinam um impacto negativo na qualidade de vida, relacionando-se a alterações do sono com conseqüente fadiga, irritabilidade, desconforto físico e problemas no trabalho 2 . No Brasil, segundo estudo de base populacional, a prevalência de ondas de calor é de 70,3% em mulheres no climatério 3 .…”

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