The effect of mobile app-based self-care training on the quality of marital relations and the severity of menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women: a clinical trial study in Iran - BMC Women's Health
Source : https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-023-02463-4
Background Educational interventions for self-care are a necessary solution to help postmenopausal women properly deal with menopausal problems. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of self-care training using...
Conclusion: Implementation of a self-care training program through the application helped improve the quality of marital relations and reduce the severity of postmenopausal women's symptoms, so it can be used as an effective method to prevent the unpleasant consequences of menopause.
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Early menopause is associated with increased risk of heart failure and atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Source : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037851222300378X
Menopause is linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. However, it is unclear whether premature menopause (defined as menopause before the ag...
Conclusion: Women who undergo premature menopause or early menopause have a higher risk of heart failure and atrial fibrillation compared with women who undergo menopause in the normal age range. These reproductive factors need to be considered for measures that might reduce the risk of heart failure and atrial fibrillation.
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Support of adult urinary incontinence products: recommendations to assure safety and regulatory compliance through application of a risk assessment framework
Source : https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frph.2023.1175627/full
Urinary incontinence (UI) or involuntary loss of urine is a common chronic medical condition among women. It is estimated that 5%−70% of the population experiences incontinence with most studies suggesting...
Discussion: This risk assessment indicates that the likelihood of a toxic effect from the incontinence products is negligible and that the device should be considered safe for use as intended. The evaluation of these AI products takes into consideration the exposure-based risk assessment results from the evaluation of each individual supplier...
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Anticipated age of perimenopausal experiences, stress, satisfaction, and health and well-being: observations from the Women Living Better Survey - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37279510/
Being "off-time" alone had little effect on studied measures with the exception of poorer perceived health. Experiencing more noticeable perimenopause-related menstrual cycle changes or having more bothersome vasomotor symptoms influenced...
Conclusion: These interactive effects of being “off-time” and experiencing volatile mood suggest a need for greater attention to the link between volatile mood and perimenopause. Furthermore, anticipatory guidance for those on the path to menopause should include the possibility of volatile mood symptoms.
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Vasomotor and other menopause symptoms and the prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health metrics among premenopausal stage women
g health screening examinations. Menopause symptoms were measured using the Korean version of the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life questionnaire. For vasomotor, psychosocial, physical, and sexual symptoms, participants were divided into...
Conclusion: Premenopausal stage women with either vasomotor or nonvasomotor menopausal symptoms have significantly higher prevalence of poor CVH metrics, compared with those without any menopausal symptoms.
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