Menopausal symptoms in mid-aged women from Paraguay
27 November 2023
Summary
Recently, Sánchez-Zarza et al. [1] aimed at determining the prevalence of menopausal symptoms and factors related to severity in mid-aged women from Asunción, Paraguay. For this, they carried out a cross-sectional study in which 216 urban-living women (40-60 years) were surveyed with the 10 item Cervantes Scale (CS-10) and a general questionnaire containing personal and partner data. They found that the median age of the sample of 48 years, 48.1% were postmenopausal, 8.8% used menopausal hormone therapy, 39.4% psychotropic drugs, 43.5% had hypertension, 6.5% diabetes, 51.9% abdominal obesity, and 89.3% had a partner (n = 193). A history of sexual abuse was present in 2.8%. The median total CS-10 score was 8.5. Overall, 93.3% (180/193) of women having a partner were sexually active, with a median coital frequency of 8 times per month. According to the CS-10, the three most prevalent menopausal symptoms were: aching in muscles and/or joints (70.8%), anxiety and nervousness (70.8%) and hot flashes/night sweats (54.2%). Factors associated with higher CS-10 scores were: female age and educational level, marital status, menopausal status, and marital sexual aspects. Multiple linear regression analysis found that higher total CS-10 scores (more severe menopausal symptoms) negatively correlated to coital frequency and positively correlated with peri- and postmenopausal status, parity, sedentary lifestyle and a history of sexual abuse. The authors conclude that menopausal symptoms of this mid-aged urban female Paraguayan sample were related to hormonal, sexual and other female aspects.
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