%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence of Menopause Symptoms Aamong Iranian Women
%A Mojgan Asadi
%A Zahra Jouyandeh
%A Farnaz Nayebzadeh
%J Journal of Family and Reproductive Health
%D 2012
%I Tehran University of Medical Sciences
%X Objective:The aim of this study was to determine the symptoms associated with menopause amongwomen referred to menopause clinic of Tehran Women General Hospital.Materials and methods: In this cross sectional study which has been done between January 2011 andJanuary 2012, in menopause clinic of Tehran Women's General Hospital 134 women were studied. Foreach woman a questionnaire was completed. The data gained from each questionnaire were analyzedusing SPSS version 13.Results: The mean age of natural menopause onset was 47.35 (SE=0.11) year. The symptomsassociated with menopause were hot flushes (59.5%),mood swing (42.6%), vaginal dryness (41.1%)sleep problems(40.4%), night sweats (38.2%), memory loss (32.3%), urinary symptoms (18.3%),palpitation (6.6%), anxiety (5.8%), Joint and muscle pain (59.9%), depression (4.4%), Irritability (3.6%)..Conclusion: This study showed that hot flushes, mood swing and vaginal dryness were the mostcommon symptoms associated with menopause.
%K Iranian
%K Menopause
%K Symptoms
%K Hot flashes
%K Mood Swing
%K Vaginal Dryness
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