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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Women's perception and experience of menopause: a community-based study in Alexandria, Egypt
تصور النساء ع الإياس وتجربتهم معه : دراسة مجتمعية في الاسكدرية , مصر
 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : ABSTRACT To determine symptoms, perceptions and practices after natural menopause by women aged 50-59 years, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 450 women from Alexandria. The most frequently recalled symptoms were tiredness (96.0%), headache (95.1%), hot flushes (90.7%), skin wrinkles (90.7%) and decreased sexual desire (89.1%). About 91% of women had never heard about hormone replacement therapy; 42.7% would expose their body to the sun; 12.4%were moderately active the year before menopause. Multiple regression analysis indicated that women's knowledge about menopause was related to marital status, education and employment status; practices were related to pattern of menopause, age of menopause and income. 
ISSN : 1020-3397 
Journal Name : Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 
Volume : 12 
Issue Number : 2 
Publishing Year : 1427 AH
2006 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Saturday, April 21, 2012 

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منى حسنhassan, mona ResearcherDoctorate 

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