Knowledge of reproductive physiology and hormone therapy in 53- to 54-year-old Swedish women

Abstract

Knowledge of reproductive physiology and hormone therapy in 53-to 54-year-old Swedish women: a population-based study., 2007, Menopause, (14) Women with low educational level were more likely to answer the questions by stating that they were unsure than did women with high educational level. Ever users of HT knew more than never-users about risks and benefits of HT in relation to breast cancer and osteoporosis, and ever-users thought that the risks of thrombosis and myocardial infarction were lower than did never-users. Conclusions:Women need improved knowledge of the risks and benefits of HT as well as education about the reproductive system around menopause. This would probably better support and empower menopausal women to manage an important period of their lives.

Vasomotor symptoms usually reappear after cessation of postmenopausal hormone therapy

“…Women who had originally started HT in the belief that it would have preventive health effects stopped HT to a greater extent than those who had originally started because they were experiencing symptoms 14 . The reasons for abandoning HT were similar to those found in previous studies: side effects, recommendations from a doctor, fear of cancer, and long term HT 20,26,27 . Li and co-workers reported that background factors such as education and employment contributed to the women's decision to abandon HT or not 27 .…”

“…Our response rate of 77%, of which we analyzed 73 % after omitting answers with inconsistent results, is in accordance with other previous Swedish questionnaire studies 2,10,20 , and above the recommended minimal response rate of 65% 28 . The method of asking about HT use in several different ways and then excluding the women who answered inconsistently strengthened the study by increasing its internal validity.…”

“…The method of asking about HT use in several different ways and then excluding the women who answered inconsistently strengthened the study by increasing its internal validity. In addition, we made a test-retest analysis of a number of the questions and found that for almost all questions women ticked the same box or just moved one step in any direction the second time 20 . This suggests that the women did not answer at random, but actively tried to identify the box that suits best their belief and knowledge.…”

“…We used a questionnaire regarding women's attitudes and knowledge about menopause and hormone therapy as well as background data (such as education, language, area of residence, marital status, employment, and smoking habits), current and previous use of HT, if they had vasomotor symptoms before HT was reported separately 20 .…”

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

“…2.0-23.5%) [21,24] and was much lower than that in western countries [25,26,27]. In 126 women with HRT awareness, 74.6% of them thought HRT promoted youth and climacteric symptom relief.…”