The menopausal age, related factors and climacteric symptoms in Turkish women

Carda, Seçkin Neslihan; Bilge, Sener Atike; Öztürk, Turhan Nilgün; Gökmen, Oya; Ece, Orhon; Hamiyet, Bulgurlu

doi:10.1016/s0378-5122(98)00041-3

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“…The average age of the women included in this study was approximately 51 years with average time since menopause ranging from 2.2 to 2.8 years. The age at menopause in our study was similar to the earlier studies which have reported menopause at 43 to 49 years in developing countries (13,14).…”

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Effect of soy proteins Vs soy isoflavones on lipid profile in postmenopausal women

Jassi

Jain

Arora

et al. 2010

Indian J Clin Biochem

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Due to increased longevity and awareness, most women seek help of the clinicians for these symptoms. Estrogen therapy has been recommended to postmenopausal women for alleviation of symptoms and long-term benefits (3).However, recent evidence from studies of Women's Health Initiative showed that the combined estrogen and progestin therapy increased risks of coronary heart disease, stroke, pulmonary embolism and breast cancer (4). Recently, estrogen-like compounds from plants like soy proteins provide a new nutritional dimension to the management of short-term as well as long term effects of estrogen deficit (5). Epidemiological data suggest and indicate that only 25% of Japanese women complain of climacteric symptoms compared with 85% North American women and this difference has been attributed to soy protein consumption in Asian countries (6).The beneficial effects of soy protein have been attributed to its active component -the phytoestrogens or the isoflavones INTRODUCTIONMenopause is a normal life transition in a woman's life when reproductive capacity ceases due to loss of ovarian function resulting in a decrease in circulating estrogen levels (1). It is an objective hormonal event associated with subjectively perceived endocrine transition, resulting in various short-term vasomotor (hot flashes, mood swings, depression, nervousness, irritability) and urogenital symptoms (recurrent vaginitis, dysuria etc) and long-term sequelae-osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease and Coronary Artery disease (CAD) (2).

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confidence: 92%

Effect of soy proteins Vs soy isoflavones on lipid profile in postmenopausal women

Jassi

Jain

Arora

et al. 2010

Indian J Clin Biochem

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“…A recent study in Turkey found that "muscle-joint-bone pain" was the symptom most often associated with menopause, reported by 82.3% of study respondents aged 41-70 (Neslihan Carda et al, 1998). Interestingly, even though muscle-joint-bone pain was more frequently reported than hot flashes, the authors of the study chose to feature hot flashes as "the main symptom in Turkish women" (p. 40).…”

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“…In a menopause clinic in Turkey, "muscle-joint-bone pain" was the most prevalent current or once-experienced symptom (Neslihan Carda et al, 1998), but participant ages ranged from 41 to 70. Similarly, among postmenopausal Nigerian women of Yoruba descent, more women reported joint and bone pain (39.6%) than hot flashes (30.0%) (Okonofua, Lawal, & Bamgbose, 1990); however, participant ages ranged from 44-87.…”

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Musculoskeletal pain among women of menopausal age in Puebla, Mexico

Sievert

Goode-Null

2005

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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Worldwide, complaints of musculoskeletal pain are more frequent than complaints of hot flashes amongst women of menopausal age. The purpose of this study was to examine musculoskeletal pain among women of menopausal age in the city of Puebla, Mexico. An opportunity sample was recruited from public parks and markets, with representation from all social classes (n=755). Mean age was 50.1 years, and the majority were employed as saleswomen in small businesses. Symptom frequencies were collected by open-ended interviews and with a structured symptom list that queried symptom experience during the two weeks prior to interview. In response to open-ended questions, "dolores de huesos" (bone pain) was volunteered by 47% of respondents as a symptom associated with menopause, second only to hot flashes (53%). From the structured symptom list, 55.8% and 55.6% reported back pain and joint stiffness during the two weeks prior to interview. Women with back pain and joint stiffness were less likely to report being active during their leisure time (p<.01). The results of backwards stepwise logistic regressions indicate that women with back pain were more likely to be older, with less education, a higher BMI, and ate less meat. Women with joint pain were more likely to be post-menopausal, with less education, more children, a higher BMI, and were likely to drink milk and coffee more than once/week but less than once/day. While menopause is not necessarily a risk factor for musculoskeletal pain, it is important to recognize the pervasiveness of this complaint among women of menopausal age.

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“…[91011] The cut-off age of 40 years for cytological diagnosis of BEC for Turkish women appears young, but the age of 50 years comes 2-6 years after the onset of menopause in Turkey. The current study revealed that the reporting of BEC for Turkish women aged between 40 and 50 years has minor clinical significance, but is significant for women older than 50 years regardless of menopausal status.…”

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Clinical significance of benign endometrial cells found in papanicolaou tests of Turkish women aged 40 years and older

Kır

Göçmen

Çetiner

et al. 2013

J Cytol

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Background:Spontaneously exfoliated benign-appearing endometrial cells (BEC) on a Papanicolaou smear might indicate endometrial pathology in postmenopausal women, necessitating further investigation. A cut-off age of 40 years was included in the Bethesda System 2001 based on studies of clinical significance of endometrial cells in Pap smears in Western countries.Aims:The purpose of this study was to determine the significance of age subgroup for women with a cytological diagnosis of BEC, regardless of menopausal status, in a retrospective cohort of Turkish women.Materials and Methods:Between October 2006 and November 2011, 41 patients with a BEC diagnosis and 64 patients with a cytological diagnosis of normal smear (NS) were enrolled; regardless of menopausal status, these women were 40 years and older and for whom follow-up endometrial biopsies had been performed.Results:On subsequent histopathologic evaluation, no malignant lesion was detected in women aged 40-50 years compared to three endometrioid-type adenocarcinomas in women older than 50 years with cytological diagnosis of BEC. There was a significant difference between women older than 50 years with cytologic diagnosis of BEC and NS in relation to premalignant lesions on histopathologic evaluation; however, this was not the case for women aged 40-50 years.Conclusions:According to our study, reporting BEC for women aged between 40 and 50 years has minor clinical significance but is significant for women older than 50 years, regardless of menopausal status. Larger sample size would be appropriate to confirm the results of the current study.

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The menopausal age, related factors and climacteric symptoms in Turkish women

Cited by 70 publications

References 13 publications

Effect of soy proteins Vs soy isoflavones on lipid profile in postmenopausal women

Effect of soy proteins Vs soy isoflavones on lipid profile in postmenopausal women

Musculoskeletal pain among women of menopausal age in Puebla, Mexico

Clinical significance of benign endometrial cells found in papanicolaou tests of Turkish women aged 40 years and older

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