Assessment of menopausal symptoms with changing hormone milieus in different menopausal transitional stages

Abstract

The present cross-sectional study is an attempt to evaluate menopausal symptoms with changing hormone milieus among women of different menopausal transitional stages. Out of all the symptoms, sexual dysfunction was the most commonly occurring symptom. Results of the correspondence analysis exhibited a significant association of symptoms like ‘feeling unhappy’, ‘feeling dizzy’, ‘parts of body feeling numb’ and ‘muscle & joint pain’ with late postmenopausal stage. Therefore, the assessment of menopausal health of women in rural settings of developing countries like India is of considerable significance for promoting their post reproductive health as well as for enhancing their quality of life.

Acknowledgement

Authors are supported by DST PURSE grant and UGC CAS-II awarded to Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Authors are grateful to all the subjects who voluntarily participated in the study.

Conflict of interest

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Funding statement

This research received no specific grant from any funding agency, commercial entity, or not-for-profit organization.

Ethical approval

Ethical approval was taken from institutional ethical committee of Panjab University, Chandigarh (PUIEC/2019/156/A-1/01/03).