this research is a cross sectional study conducted to survey of young women knowledge about menopause and prevention of its complication in kerman healthy centers. a questionnaire including 36 three optional items prepared by researcher and given to subject via reference to healthy centers. result show that most subjects had not favorable knowledge about menopause and prevention of its complica...

women health is one of the most important health problems in human societies. women pass through physiological stages of pregnancy and breastfeeding during their life and then in middle ages they reach menopause. each of these stages is associated with a series of physiological changes. one of important factors for successful pregnancy, breastfeeding and safe menopause is good nutrition and die...

The experience of menopause can vary strongly from one society to another: frequency of hot flushes, other somatic and psychological symptoms, and changes in family and social relations. Several studies have shown that country of residence, country of birth, ethnicity, and social class all play roles in these variations. But few comparative anthropological studies have analysed the social proce...

BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY Late 'age at menopause' is a recognised risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer and is also associated with decreased use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). When investigating the association between HRT use and breast cancer risk it is therefore necessary to adjust for the potential confounder, 'age at menopause'. 'Age at menopause', however, cannot be determ...

OBJECTIVE The aim was to evaluate gender differences in depression scores of Iranian and German medical students. METHODS Two hundred Iranian medical students (100 men and 100 women) and 200 German medical students (100 men and 100 women) were selected randomly and completed the English form of the self-rating Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). RESULTS Analysis gave a mean rating of 10.7 ± 6....

BACKGROUND Age at menopause and symptoms vary among populations and societies. Scarce data is available about menopausal age, symptoms and socio-demographic and reproductive factors from rural women of Sindh, Pakistan. The present study was conducted to find out the self reported age at natural menopause, prevalence of menopausal symptoms, and to identify sociodemographic and reproductive facto...

Many Korean women living in North America interact with the health care system for a variety of reasons. Frequently, lack of understanding regarding cultural health practices results in misunderstandings and the provision of care that may be culturally inappropriate. The purpose of this critical ethnographic study is to examine how menopause is experienced by a sample of Korean-Canadian women. ...

These recommendations are for women who have already gone through menopause and are thinking about hormone therapy as a way to prevent chronic conditions (illnesses that last a long time). The recommendations don’t apply to women who are interested in hormone therapy to manage the symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes. They also don’t apply to women younger than age 50 who have had a hyste...