introduction: menopause is the most important event in middle-age. women, in this period, face several changes. vasomotor symptoms and skin changes are prevalent in the middle-age. this study, mainly, was performed identifying the vasomotor symptoms and skin changes in menopausal women. materials and methods: study sample was consisted of 150 women who have visited the healthcare centers, exper...

background: research demonstrates that most of the menopausal symptoms and problems are the reflection of individual andsocial circumstances rather than the endocrine events of the menopause. as majority of women live 30 years or more through postmenopausal period, treatment and following up their problems during this period is among the main duties of a midwife. the aim of this study is to det...

Background: Hot flash is considered to be an early and common symptom of menopause. This symptom can interfere with the social and personal life of women; therefore, it demands a secure and effective intervention. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the impact of black cohosh (Cimicifugaracemosa or actaearacemosa) on vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women. Materials and Methods:...

conclusions high quality research is needed to establish the true portray for the prevalence and severity of vasomotor and sexual symptoms associated with distress in iranian women. context the aim of this study was to systematically review published articles reporting on the prevalence of vasomotor and sexual symptoms in iranian women. evidence acquisition five databases including medline, psy...

objective the aim of this study was to determine the effect of revival soymilk consumption and moderate exercise on vasomotor symptoms, total antioxidant capacity (tac) and alkaline phosphates activity in postmenopausal women. materials and methods in this study, daily for 3 months, 37 postmenopausal women (mean age = 52.2± 4.6 years) were randomly assigned to soymilk (n=15), exercise +soymilk ...

Vasomotor symptoms or hot flushes are periods of intense heat, sweating and peripheral vasodilation. Hot flushes and night sweats are the most commonly reported symptoms in menopausal women, affecting approximately 73% of women [1]. It has been suggested that vasomotor symptoms are triggered by a small elevation of core body temperature above the narrowed thermoneutral zone [2]. This central me...