OBJECTIVE To examine associations between menopausal status and physical performance in middle-aged women from the Northeast region of Brazil. METHODS Cross-sectional study of women between 40 to 65 years old living in Parnamirim. Women were recruited by advertisements in primary care neighborhood centers across the city. Physical performance was assessed by grip strength, gait speed and chai...

INTRODUCTION The prevalence of hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in menopausal women and the frequency of sexual activity, sexual behavior, and relationship or sexual satisfaction associated with HSDD have not been studied using validated instruments to identify women with HSDD. AIMS To determine: (i) the prevalence of HSDD among women who have undergone hysterectomy and bilateral ooph...

Hot flash is among the most common complaints of menopausal women, affecting their career, social activities and quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Valerian on hot flashes in menopausal women. In this double blind clinical trial, 68 menopausal women with the chief complaint of hot flash were enrolled using sampling at hand and were randomly divided into drug and pla...

Plasma lipids have been known to be altered by the within-month variations in the female hormonal system. The female hormonal system also controls the menstrual cycle in the pre-menopausal women. This study is, therefore, aimed at finding the possible effects of menopause on plasma lipids and lipoprote ins, as shown by the lipid profile. The lipid profiles of 200 post-menopausal women and 100 p...

It is widely recognized that changes in levels of ovarian steroids modulate severity of autoimmune disease and immune function in young adult women. These observations suggest that the loss of ovarian steroids associated with menopause could affect the age-related decline in immune function, known as immune senescence. Therefore, in this study, we determined the impact of menopause and estrogen...

Blood pressure variability represents an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. To detect possible blood pressure variability changes from fertile to menopausal status, we enrolled consecutively 219 women: 104 fertile women (46.6 +/- 3.4 years) and 115 menopausal women (53.9 +/- 3.98 years). We evaluated for each patient the body mass index (BMI), 24 h, daytime, night-time systoli...

Introduction and Aim: Menopause is a phase of woman’s natural aging process and is marked by the cessation of ovarian function. The increased incidence of cardiovascular risk in the post-menopausal women may partly be due to hormonal changes leading to derangement of lipid metabolism. The present study is aimed at determining the degree of dyslipidemia in preand post-menopausal women. Materials...

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in postmenopausal women light restrictions imposed by Covid-19 pandemic.Methods: This was a single-center cross-sectional study with total 167 patients (post-menopausal :133, pre-menopausal: 24) who were divided into two groups according to age.Result: There significant negative links between serum T4 hormone levels and each calcium ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between the menopausal status and related hormonal variation of oestradiol with plasma lipid concentrations. MATERIAL AND METHODS Fifty premenopausal women and fifty postmenopausal women subjects were selected. Data was collected through clinical evaluation from questionnaires and laboratory investigations. Plasma oestradiol and lipid profile determi...