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The aim of this study was to develop and validate two equations that best predict body composition of overweight and obese postmenopausal women.Bioelectrical impedance analyses (BIAs) and anthropometric data such as circumferences and skinfolds were incorporated in the development of these two equations, respectively, while dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was used as the reference method. A...
Sleep disorders and sleep-apnea/hypopnea syndromes are very frequent in women, being misdiagnosed in many cases. The menopause, regardless of age, is associated to poor sleep quality and daytime sleepiness that can lead to impaired quality of life, and reduced productivity and functioning.To assess daytime sleepiness and related risk factors among middle aged Ecuadorian women using the Epworth Sleepiness...
The Women's Health in the Lund Area (WHILA) study invited all women (n=10,766) living in the Lund area of Southern Sweden by 1995, who were born between 1935 and 1945. The health screening program included a postal validated questionnaire concerning medical history, drug treatment, family history of diabetes and hypertension, menopausal status, smoking and alcohol habits, education, household, and...
Osteopenia and osteoporosis are more frequent in HIV-infected patients. Whether antiretroviral therapy induces a bone mineral density (BMD) loss remains controversial and few data are available in women. This cross-sectional study of 89 pre-menopausal HIV-infected women evaluates the relationship between BMD and antiretroviral treatment.Three groups of women were compared: women never treated (n=37),...
Operations for female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) are among the most common operations performed. In particular, recent advances in surgical technique and materials available for this type of surgery have made these operations more accessible, but even if an operation is characterized as “minimally invasive” surgeons must aim to maintain the highest possible standards in the interest of their...
The exact success rate from conventional as well as new surgical procedures for pelvic organ prolapse is unknown possibly due to the lack of standardisation of outcome measures. Usually objective measures, e.g. Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POPQ) assessment have been used as the primary outcome in most studies which show that procedures such as anterior repair have a poor outcome. However...
Male sexuality in older age is an important issue but is not fully understood. This review aims to clarify the normal ageing process, the sexual behaviour of ageing men and the prevalence of sexual dysfunction. It identifies conditions affecting male sexuality in older age and highlights areas where more extensive research is required.
To develop and validate the Osteoporosis Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (OPSQ) and to assess the opinion of postmenopausal osteoporotic women towards pharmaceutical care.A 16-item instrument was designed. Each response consists of a five-point Likert-like scale with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction. The face and content validity was established via consultation with an endocrinologist...
Recent epidemiological studies suggest that hot flashes may have a detrimental impact on the cardiovascular system. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between hot flashes and blood pressure among women aged 45–54 years who had never used hormone therapy.Data were analyzed from 603 women who participated in the Midlife Health Study, a cross-sectional study conducted in the Baltimore...
The aim of this study was to describe hot flushes in men with prostate cancer, and their treatment methods.A systematic review was conducted of the literature indexed between 1966 and 2009 on the MEDLINE, the ISI Web of Knowledge, Cinahl and PsycINFO. Of 252 articles identified, 32 were selected for consideration of their complete texts, of which five were subject to detailed analysis.Diethylstilbestrol,...
To assess the adequacy of a multidisciplinary approach providing information to couples affected by HIV before ART.Prospective observational study.RT centre and infectious disease clinic, public university hospital.50 couples with at least one HIV-infected partner.Multidisciplinary approach towards ART by various intervening physicians (specialist in fertility, infectious diseases, paediatrics, obstetrics,...
There is an assumption in menopause research that attitudes to menopause are influenced by a range of cultural, social and psychological variables, which may in turn affect menopausal experience and symptom reporting. However, many studies draw conclusions about this relationship without explicitly examining the empirical evidence. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review is to examine the relationship...
Intelligence is a life-long trait that exerts powerful influences on educational success, occupational status, use of health services, life style and recreational choices. Until recently, the influence of cognitive performance on time to death was thought largely to be based on failing cognition in the time immediately before death or because lower mental ability was associated with low socioeconomic...
The purpose of clinical definitions of the metabolic syndrome is frequently misunderstood. While the metabolic syndrome as a physiological process describes a clustering of numerous age-related metabolic abnormalities that together increase the risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, clinical definitions include obesity which is thought to be a cause rather than a consequence of metabolic...
To review and summarize current evidence on the health consequences of premature menopause and early menopause.We reviewed existing literature and combined graphically some results from the Mayo Clinic Cohort Study of Oophorectomy and Aging.Premature menopause or early menopause may be either spontaneous or induced. Women who experience premature menopause (before age 40 years) or early menopause...
Excess body weight is a strong determinant as well as modifiable risk factor for all-cause and cancer mortality, and as such carries the potential for primary prevention. Recently published studies greatly enhance our knowledge about the impact of body fat distribution on relative risks specific to cancer type, and among women, there is further evidence for the role of menopausal status in modifying...
The development of acetyl-cholinesterase inhibitors, and the prospect of future therapies to prevent, or modify, the course of Alzheimer's disease necessitates greater accuracy in diagnosis of this heterogeneous disease. Current diagnosis is based on clinical criteria and neuropathology. This is not always sufficient, and the development of sensitive and specific biomarkers would enable earlier and...
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