"Menopausal Symptoms" in Women of Various Ages
- 1 May 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Psychosomatic Medicine
- Vol. 27 (3) , 266-273
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00006842-196505000-00009
Abstract
Incidence of symptoms generally attributed to menopausal change was investigated across 5 age groups and between "menopausal" and "nommenopausal" women within the same age group. Findings were based upon symptom checklist data obtained from 460 women. Highest frequency of symptoms occurred at 2 developmental turning-points in life: adolescence and menopause. At adolescence, the symptoms were primarily emotional; at menopause, they tended to be somatic. The Blatt Menopause Index, a measure weighted for endocrine-related changes, significantly differentiated the "menopausal" group from all the other groups.Keywords
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