Prevalence of vasomotor, psychological, psychosomatic and sexual symptoms in perimenopausal and recently postmenopausal Greek women: association with demographic, life-style and hormonal factors

Grigoriou, V.; Augoulea, Areti; Armeni, Eleni; Rizos, Demetrios; Alexandrou, Andreas; Dendrinos, S.; Panoulis, Konstantinos; Lambrinoudaki, Ιrene

doi:10.3109/09513590.2012.708801

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“…The intensity of menopausal symptoms in 1,025 Greek women indicates that 30% of them experienced moderate or severe menopausal symptoms, 39% of women complained of vasomotor symptoms, 21% -psychological symptoms, 6%psychosomatic symptoms, and 34.5% -sexual disorders [40].…”

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Intensification of menopausal symptoms among female inhabitants of East European countries

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The objective of the study was analysis of the occurrence and intensity of menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women from Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. The study was conducted during the period 2014-2015 among postmenopausal women living in the areas of Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Slovakia. The degree of menopausal complaints was assessed using the Kupperman Menopausal Index and Greene Climacteric Scale. The respondents were additionally asked about age, educational level, place of residence, marital status and age at last menstrual period. Into the study were enrolled women aged 50-65, minimum 2 years after the last menstrual period, who had a generally good state of health and did not use hormone replacement therapy. The results were subjected to statistical analysis. The intensity of all menopausal symptoms measured by the Kupperman Menopausal Index and Greene Climacteric Scale was similar in Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia. In these countries, severe, moderate and mild menopausal symptoms measured by Kupperman Menopausal Index occurred with a similar frequency. Similar results were also obtained in the subscales of psychological, somatic and vasomotor symptoms according to the Greene Climacteric Scale. Nearly a half of the women from Belarus did not report symptoms measured by Kupperman Menopausal Index. They obtained significantly lower menopausal complaints in the subscales of psychological and somatic symptoms according to the Greene Climacteric Scale, compared to the inhabitants of the remaining countries. The majority of women from the Ukraine had mild menopausal symptoms as measured by the Kupperman Menopausal Index. They had significantly more severe complaints in the subscales of psychological, somatic and vasomotor symptoms according to the Greene Climacteric Scale, compared to the inhabitants of the remaining countries in the study. The intensity of menopausal symptoms in women from Ukraine and Belarus was related with educational level, place of residence, and marital status, whereas in women from Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia, only with marital status.

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Intensification of menopausal symptoms among female inhabitants of East European countries

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Lyubinets

Novotný

et al. 2016

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6] Menopause usually occurs between ages 40 and 58 years, with most women experiencing menopause at about age 50 years. [2][3][4][5]7 Owing to increase in life expectancy, one third to one half of a woman's lifetime is spent in postmenopause. During menopause, women experience symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, impaired memory, depressive symptoms, sleep disturbance, vaginal dryness, urogenital atrophy, bone loss, joint pain, fatigue, headache, weight gain, diminished sexual function, decreased libido, and loss of skin elasticity.…”

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Prevalence and severity of menopause symptoms and associated factors across menopause status in Korean women

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“…Climacteric disturbances are highly prevalent in the general population, with moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms being present in 40% of Greek peri-or recently postmenopausal women, while 30% of women exhibit more complex symptomatology, consisting of psychological, sexual, psychosomatic or vasomotor disturbances, as we have recently described 3 . Moreover, the intensity of climacteric symptoms has a negative effect on overall quality of life, as we reported in our previous study 4 .…”

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The intensity of menopausal symptoms is associated with episodic memory in postmenopausal women

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Prevalence of vasomotor, psychological, psychosomatic and sexual symptoms in perimenopausal and recently postmenopausal Greek women: association with demographic, life-style and hormonal factors

Abstract: One out of three Greek women has moderate to severe climacteric symptoms during the menopause transition or the first postmenopausal years. This frequency is comparable to other White populations. Menopausal age and endogenous estrogens are significant predictors of climacteric symptoms.

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Intensification of menopausal symptoms among female inhabitants of East European countries

Intensification of menopausal symptoms among female inhabitants of East European countries

Prevalence and severity of menopause symptoms and associated factors across menopause status in Korean women

The intensity of menopausal symptoms is associated with episodic memory in postmenopausal women

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