Women with obesity or/and diabetes form an increasing part of the peri- and post-menopausal women cared for by general practicioners and gynaecologists. Menopausal obese/diabetic women have a different hormonal milieu than lean women, with increased exposure to androgens and oestrogens. In spite of this, obese women experience more menopause-related symptoms, particularly vasomotor symptoms and...

BACKGROUND Peri- and postmenopausal women commonly suffer from climacteric symptoms. In this article, we provide information to help physicians recognize climacteric symptoms and treat them appropriately. METHODS The information presented here is based on a selective search of the literature for pertinent articles that appeared from 2008 to early 2011, including the German S3 guideline on hor...

This study was initiated to characterize urban and peri-urban sheep production systems and their economic importance in and around the towns of Debre Berhan and Dessie, Ethiopia. The study was undertaken using group discussions, structured questionnaire and personal observations. In both locations the majority of sheep producers were male household heads and predominantly traders in urban and f...

Abstract Study question What do women know and think about the menopause? Summary answer Women reported a lack of their own health professional's knowledge menopause. Overall they had negative attitudes. is known already Female fertility decline strongly linked to age woman will go through The menopause defined as having been for one year without period. causes end fertility. But start lose app...

Background: Strange interplay of hormones (especially inadequacy or lack of estrogen) affects the psychological health of the women & tendency to gain weight but the reasons are not sure & obesity may lead to many mental disorders. Objective: The study was aimed to correlate the quality of life in the form of psychological well-being in perimenopausal and post-menopausal women with obesity. Mat...

OBJECTIVES Menopausal instruments usually assess the frequency or intensity of symptoms. The present study develops and validates an inventory to assess the severity of menopausal symptoms through the measurement of their frequency and intensity, and explores the differences between women with different menopausal status. METHODS A community sample of 992 Portuguese women in pre-, peri- and p...

this paper investigates the relationship between the lagos megacity and ota township, a small township onits periphery. the study examines linkages between and lagos in terms of growth, urban development as well as mobility. 553 questionnaires were administered to household heads across the 12 residential districts of ota township. survey was carried out by systematic random sampling. classifie...

Housing developments in Lagos State peri-urban settlements have contributed immensely to the alleviation of the challenges of housing deficits in central Lagos. This research aims at examining the characteristics of housing development in the peri-urban settlements of Lagos State, Nigeria. Using a case study approach, housing developments in peri-urban settlements in Ibeju-Lekki Local Governmen...

peri-implantitis is a multi-factorial disease involving peri-implant tissues and resulting in therapeutic failure. inflammatory mediators and cytokines in the gingival crevicular fluid (gcf)  have  pivotal  roles  in  the  disease pathogenesis  and  could  be  used  for  disease monitoring. therefore, the  present  study was conducted  to  compare the gcf  levels of tnf-α and il-17 between pati...

BACKGROUND To assess the efficacy of luteal phase support (LPS) using intravaginal progesterone (P) on pregnancy rate in Iranian women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) who used a combination for ovulation induction consisting of letrozole or clomi- phene citrate (CC) and human menopausal gonadotropin (HMG). MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a randomized clinical trial undertaken in a fert...