Sex in Elderly Women

Sex hormones and membrane microviscosity in elderly women.

Elderly Women To the Editor: We read with great interest the recent article by Dr Vaccarino and colleagues1 dealing with the gender differences in health status after coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery. The results of their study demonstrated that at 6 months, the physical function and mental health improved in men (mean age, 64.2 years old) significantly more than in women (mean age, 69.6 y...

Epidemiology of loneliness in elderly women

According to specified increasing in Aging Population in worldwide special in developing countries in 21 century. Aging and special conditions in elderly and providing phyciatrical and physical health are problems that should pay attention to them. This study is done with purpose of investigation of prevalence of loneliness and it’s Relationship with demographic factors in elderly women in Gona...

Endosalpingiosis in Postmenopausal Elderly Women

In gynecology, endosalpingiosis is a benign condition in which the fallopian tube-like epithelium is found outside the fallopian tube. The thirty-four point five percent of endosalpingiosis cases have concurrent endometriosis and 40% of the endosalpingiosis group are in postmenopausal states. In contrast with endometriosis, there are no significant links between infertility, chronic pelvic pain...

Ovarian cancer in elderly women.

The incidence of ovarian carcinoma increases with advancing age, peaking during the 7th decade of life and remaining elevated until age 80 years. Despite the high prevalence of ovarian cancer in the elderly, the management of these patients is often less aggressive than that of their younger counterparts. As a result, many elderly cancer patients receive inadequate treatment. However, data do n...

Safe sex and women.