Symptom prevalence during menopause and factors associated with symptoms and menopausal age. Results from the Norwegian Hordaland Women's Cohort study

EMAS position statement: The ten point guide to the integral management of menopausal health

“…The most common conditions with which women present to healthcare professionals are concerns about bothersome vasomotor symptoms, sleep disturbance, mood swings, joint pains, osteoporosis or premature ovarian failure [1]. Assessment should include detailing symptoms and their impact on quality of life, menstrual history including age and type of menopause (natural or iatrogenic) and contraception [2].…”

Factors associated with the age of natural menopause and menopausal symptoms in Chinese women

“…During this stage, women may suffer from an imbalance of endocrine system and related symptoms or diseases due to deficiency of estrogen. Menopause occurs most often at the age of 50-51 [2] with considerably variability among countries [3]. Previous studies have indicated that early menopause is associated with higher all-cause mortality [4].…”

Predicting menopausal symptoms with artificial neural network

“…Li et al (2012) proposed that socio-economic status (income and education background), Body mass index (BMI), and parity were associated with the severity of menopausal symptoms, while oral contraceptive was not. However, Gjelsvik, Rosvold, Straand, Dalen, and Hunskaar (2011) believed that BMI, parity and menarche age did not have significant influence. Other studies mainly concentrated on single menopausal symptom, like depression.…”