OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis with different perimenopause status. DESIGN Descriptive study. SETTING Menopause clinic, Hat Yai Regional Hospital. MATERIAL AND METHOD From April 1997 to September 2006, 1,796 women who underwent bone mineral density (BMD) measurement at Hat Yai Regional Hospital were recruited for the analysis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE...

BACKGROUND There is almost no longitudinal information about measured cognitive performance during the menopause transition (MT). METHODS We studied 2,362 participants from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation for 4 years. Major exposures were time spent in MT stages, hormone use prior to the final menstrual period, and postmenopausal current hormone use. Outcomes were longitudinal p...

Consciousness about climacteric and menopausal symptoms in relationship to menopausal stage and mental health was investigated. Midlife women (N = 407, 40-60 years old) were asked about their menstrual status, consciousness of climacteric and menopausal symptoms, self-esteem and depression. Based on their menstrual status, 222 participants were divided into three groups (pre-menopause, peri-men...

OBJECTIVE Mood and reproductive function were prospectively evaluated in asymptomatic premenopausal women to determine whether the onset of depression was temporally linked to the perimenopause. METHOD Twenty-nine asymptomatic, regularly cycling women were monitored longitudinally for an average of 5 years until at least 6 months of amenorrhea occurred. Outcome measures included mood ratings ...

Ibu selama ini banyak yang menyadari bahwa dirinya akan menghadapi masa menopause. Tetapi ada pula ibu belum siap menopause meskipun usianya sudah mulai terjadi penuaan. Banyaknya membutuhkan informasi untuk meningkatkan pengetahuannya tentang Informasi dibutuhkan adalah pengetahuan memadai mengenai berbagai masalah dan solusinya. Tujuan penelitian mengetahui hubungan dengan kesiapan dalam di P...

Hysteroscopy and uterine curettage are required in cases of atypical hyperplasia in premenopause and in all cases of hyperplasia with/without atypia in postmenopausal women. Biopsic curettage is the method of choice in the diagnosis of endometrial pathology. Transvaginal ultrasound and Doppler examination are useful in assessing the risk of endometrial hyperplasia or endometrial cancer in postm...