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The aim of this study was to document some of the self-care actions taken by women in Kelantan to manage their somatic symptoms associated with menopause.A verified semi-structured questionnaire in the Malay language was administered to 326 naturally menopaused healthy women (mean age of 57.01±6.58 (S.D.) years) residing in Kelantan to determine the prevalence and types of self-care actions taken...
The aim of the study was to investigate the distribution of the sialoderivatives of the glycoconjugates in the oviduct of normally menstruating and postmenopausal women.Biopsies of ampullary and isthmic portions of the oviduct were obtained from fertile women, in proliferative and secretive phases, and from postmenopausal subjects. The study was carried out using digoxigenin-labelled lectins (MAA,...
Follow-up studies on the association between functional status and use of health care services among the older people are scarce and have studied only a few types of service.To examine prospectively the relationship between limitation in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and utilization of a wide variety of health care services among older adults in Spain.Prospective study from 2001 to...
A population-based study was used to describe healthcare seeking behavior for menopausal symptoms and treatment among women 40–65 years old in the United States.Participants were recruited into the Menopause Epidemiology Study from the KnowledgePanel SM , which is selected by random digit dialing and probability sampling from the US population. From this source, 6201 women 40–65 years old...
To assess the risk of onset of menopausal symptoms at different periods surrounding menopause, and variations in this risk according to age at menopause and type of menopause.We analyzed the 27,897 women participating in the French E3N cohort study who reached menopause during a 10-year follow-up period (1990–2000). Self-administered questionnaires, completed approximately every 24 months, included...
Foods contain many bioactive compounds that can improve humans’ health, helping to decrease the risk of cataract, macular degeneration, cardiovascular and neurological diseases, osteoporosis, and cancer. Regular practice of exercise and physical activity could also help to drive away aging-associated diseases (obesity, osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease,...
To investigate whether body mass index, abdominal obesity or fat distribution in postmenopausal women influence their quality of Life.A cross-sectional study was carried out on 250 postmenopausal women (age: 50–64 years), with intact uterus and ovaries, sexually active, and non-hormone therapy users. Various anthropometric measurements were considered and a specific health-related quality of life...
To investigate the menopausal experience of Chinese women living in Sydney and to explore the prevalence of symptoms, and the relationship between the frequency of symptoms and various socio-demographic factors.A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 310 Chinese women aged between 45 and 65 years. The menopause-specific quality of life (MENQOL) questionnaire was used to collect information on...
Connective tissue consists of fibroblasts and extracellular matrix (ECM) with collagen and elastic fibers, glycoproteins and proteoglycans (PGs) and it is considered an important factor of the supportive structures of the genitourinary region. Since PGs are essential for the organization of the collagen fibrils in the ECM, we investigated the presence of two PGs, fibromodulin and lumican, and of collagen...
Vaginal atrophy (VA) is a prevalent disorder in postmenopausal women that is characterized by decreased epithelial thickness, reduced vaginal maturation index (VMI) and increased vaginal pH. Current medical therapy consists of local or systemic replacement of estrogens.The goal of this study was to understand, at a molecular level, the effect of estradiol (E2) on the vaginal epithelium.Nineteen women...
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