Aim: To investigate the effect of adding oophorectomy on patients who underwent abdominal hysterectomy in perimenopausal period menopause, sexual function and mental status. Materials Methods: The study was designed prospectively. Women total bilateral salpingectomy (TAH+BS) salpingo-ophorectomy (TAH+BSO) for benign indications were included study. Three months after surgery, menopausal symptom...

background: osteoporosis is a common disease characterized by reduction in bone mass, due to depletion of calcium and bone protein. a pivotal role of the sympathetic nervous system in bone remodeling has been considered. on the other hand, elevated central sympathetic activation in postmenopausal women is involved in the creation of vasomotor symptoms. also, sympathetic skin response (ssr) has ...

OBJECTIVES To determine more closely the relationship between vasomotor symptoms, well-being and climacteric status according to the last menstrual bleeding and according to the women themselves. METHODS A population-based cross-sectional study was executed using a postal questionnaire. Well-being of women with and without vasomotor symptoms was compared, for the different menopausal statuses...

results the mean age of the respondents was 52.27 years (sd = 3.84). the average scores of their vasomotor, psychosocial, physical, and sexual dimensions were 3.86, 2.30, 2.44, and 1.35, respectively. sociodemographic dimensions, such as smaller age, being married, having a lower education level, and having a higher number of children, were related to sexual symptoms. vasomotor symptoms were re...

background : postmenopausal hot flash is a common disease amongst women with high prevalence of 75%. hormone replacement therapy (hrt) is a well-known relief of symptoms which has disadvantages such as side effects and contraindication for certain types of hormone related diseases and breast or estrogen related cancers. one of the alternatives is acupuncture which is an east asian and more spec...

Results of recent trials highlight the risks of hormone therapy, increasing the importance of identifying preventive lifestyle factors related to menopausal symptoms. The authors examined the relation of such factors to vasomotor symptoms in the multiethnic sample of 3,302 women, aged 42-52 years at baseline (1995-1997), in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). All lifestyle fac...

BACKGROUND Herbal supplements are widely used for vasomotor symptoms. OBJECTIVE To test the efficacy of 3 herbal regimens and hormone therapy for relief of vasomotor symptoms compared with placebo. DESIGN 1-year randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial conducted from May 2001 to September 2004. SETTING Group Health, Washington State. PARTICIPANTS 351 women age 45 to 55 years w...

218 words) Objective: To investigate to what extent vasomotor symptoms reappeared after cessation of postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) in women who started HT due to hot flashes. Design: A cross-sectional postal survey. A validated questionnaire was sent to all women, 53-54 years old, living in Linköping, Sweden (n=1,733) including questions about menopause, HT and vasomotor symptoms. Pearson...