 ISSN 1392-0138 ISSN 2029-4174 (online) |
2008 m. Nr. 1 Menopause between nature and culture: menopausal age and climacteric symptoms among Turkish immigrant women in Vienna, Austria
Background. Age at menopause and the degree of severity of the climacteric syndrome was analyzed among 33 Turkish immigrant women living in Vienna, Austria. Methods. Regarding the evaluation of the climacteric complaints the Menopause Rating Scale was used. Results. The average age of the menopause was extremely low (x = 44.8), and 16.7% of the subjects had experienced natural menopause before their 40th birthday. The majority of women suffered from severe climacteric symptoms. This was true of the total score as well as of the psychological domain, the somato-vegetative domain and the urogenital domain. The degree of severity was only influenced by the number of births, not by chronological age, educational level, and duration of stay in Vienna or prior use of hormone replacement therapy. Conclusion . Immigrant status seems to cause stress which influenced the onset of menopause and the course of the climacteric negatively. Keywords: menopausal age, immigrant women, climacteric |
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