Age at Menopause in Educated Women of Amritsar (Punjab)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5180350 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sharda Sidhu (Guru Nanak Dev University), Avneet Kaur (0000-0002-0579-6453, Guru Nanak Dev University), Mandeep Sidhu (Guru Nanak Dev University), Mandeep S Sidhu (0000-0001-6440-8492, Guru Nanak Dev University) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-51 |
| Publication date | 2005-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.2005.11905806 |
| OpenAlex | W1853328216 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 1 |
In the present study, an attempt has been made to determine median age at menopause and frequency of various related clinical symptoms among educated women of Amritsar district of Punjab. The data for this crosssectional study were collected at random from 539 women aged 40-50 years. In-depth interviews were conducted among Amritsar women for collecting information about menopause and symptoms associated with it. 256 women 47.50%) of the study population were classified as postmenopausal, i.e., having no vaginal bleeding during the last 12 months, and 283 women (52.50%) were perimenopausal, i.e., having irregular vaginal bleeding during the last 12 months. Median age at menopause was 47.54±2.31 years which is close to the estimates from other Punjabi populations. The most common clinical symptoms associated with menopause were hot flushes and night sweats 55.08%), insomnia (53.12%), headache and body-aches (38.28%), fatigue (42.18%), irritability (35.15%), perspiration 34.76%), palpitation (22.26%), short breath (20.31%), nervous tension (10.56%) and depression (8.20%).Key Words: Educated WomenNatural MenopauseMenopausal SymptomsAmritsarPunjab
Gynecology · Insomnia · Irritability · Menopause · Menstruation · Obstetrics · Population · Postmenopausal women · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Vaginal bleeding · Vaginal discharge · Medicine · Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments · Menstrual Health and Disorders · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0.31 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |