to describe the relationship of blood lead levels (bll) and blood, δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase(alad) activity and haematocrit value(hct) to menopause , were examined 17 pre-or perimenopausal (prem) and 17 postmenopausal women (posm)from prishtina city, the capital ofrepublic kosovo. the mean age of the prem women was 28.8 years (21-46), with a mean blood lead level of 1.2 μg/dl (sd=0.583 ...

BACKGROUND Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease in the world and it is rapidly increasing in Iran. In this study the relationship between educational levels and osteoporosis was investigated among Iranian postmenopausal women. METHOD AND SUBJECTS Seven hundred and six women aged 50-75 years old were randomly recruited from urban (n = 440) and rural (n = 266) areas in Guilan....

OBJECTIVE To describe menopause characteristics of women with physical disabilities from poliomyelitis. METHODS Nine hundred and nine women with a history of poliomyelitis completed a survey on health, physical functioning, emotional well being and menopause. RESULTS The majority of the sample was postmenopausal having had a natural menopause around the average age of 50.3 years; 34.7% of t...

Introduction: Menopause a critical phase in women life, is defined as last menses and can be declared after 12 months of amenorrhea. Menopause is accompanied by several distressing symptoms that burden patient`s quality of life. Moreover menopause is associated with several cardiovascular and bone complications. Cardiovascular complications are also major cause of mortality among women. Intensi...

background: the effect of ovariectomy and accompanying sudden loss of circulating gonad hormones on spatial learning performance in the young adult rats was examined. we hypothesized that spatial learning and memory in a considerable number of women who undergo a surgical menopause and estrogen deprivation before their natural menopause be impaired. methods: in this study, we used 26 wistar rat...

Prior research shows that menopause is associated with changes in cognition in some older women. However, how estrogen loss and subsequent estrogen treatment affects cognition and particularly the underlying brain processes responsible for any cognitive changes is less well understood. We examined the ability of estradiol to modulate the manipulation of information in working memory and related...

BACKGROUND The quality of life of the increasing ageing population is becoming an important issue in India. There are very little data on the effect of menopause on women, especially from rural India. METHOD A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted on perceptions regarding menopause, prevalence of menopausal symptoms and association of family environmental factors with menopausa...

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum is a model halophyte that switches from C3 photosynthesis to Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) upon extreme abiotic stresses. This study aimed investigate alkalinity-induced root transcriptome profiling in M. crystallinum. seedlings were treated with 50 mM sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3; pH 7.5) and 90 NaHCO3 (pH 9.5) for 7 d, respectively. Alkalinity-induced differen...

BACKGROUND Early onset of menopause is a risk factor for several health problems. The objective was primarily to investigate the association between early menopause and current, past active and passive smoking. A second aim was to investigate the association between coffee and alcohol consumption and early menopause. METHODS The present population-based cross-sectional study included a sub-sa...