Menopausal symptoms in midlife Singaporean women: Prevalence rates and associated factors from the Integrated Women's Health Programme (IWHP)

By 2025, 1.1 billion of the world's women will be postmenopausal [1]. Studying menopausal symptoms is vital for understanding their impact on relationships, work, and health [2,3]. Menopausal symptom prevalence is well-described in Caucasian populations [4,5]. Although a number of studies on vasomotor symptoms and other aspects of menopausal symptomatology in Asian women have been published [6], few have examined the association between menopausal symptoms and its constituent domains with health outcomes such as disability and muscle function.

Source: Maturitas - October 6, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Susan Logan, Beverly Wen Xin Wong, Joelle Hwee Inn Tan, Michael S. Kramer, Eu-Leong Yong Tags: Original article Source Type: research