Association between Menopausal Symptoms and Relationship Distress

By 2025, the number of postmenopausal women is expected to approach 1.1 billion worldwide [1]. A majority of women will develop symptoms during the menopausal transition, including but not limited to vasomotor symptoms (VMS), sleep disturbances, mood symptoms, and vaginal dryness [2]. It is important to understand the factors that may influence these symptoms given the rising number of symptomatic women, as well as the significant negative effect these symptoms may have on quality of life [3]. Relationship satisfaction is known to affect health outcomes positively, many times through dyadic coping strategies that may mitigate anxiety and depression [4,5].

Source: Maturitas - September 15, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: Juliana M. Kling, Megan Kelly, Jordan Rullo, Ekta Kapoor, Carol L. Kuhle, Suneela Vegunta, Kristin C. Mara, Stephanie S. Faubion Source Type: research