E. Aygen et al., The relationship between the duration of menopause and lower urinary tractsymptoms in women aged 40 to 59, INT J F W M, 46(1), 2001, pp. 16-22
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Reproductive Medicine
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FERTILITY AND WOMENS MEDICINE
Objective-To evaluate lower urinary tract symptoms in pre- and perimenopaus
al women. Method-Four hundred seventy-one women between 40 and 59 years of
age with perimenopausal complaints attending our menopause clinic were eval
uated for lower urinary tract symptoms by using the International Prostate
Symptom Score questionnaire. The women were categorized by subgroups as bei
ng in premenopause, early menopause (1-<5 years' duration) and late menopau
se ( greater than or equal to5 years' duration), and by decade. Statistical
evaluations were done by impaired t test, one-way ANOVA, and simple and mu
ltiple regression analyses. Results-The premenopausal women in their fortie
s had more severe lower urinary tract symptoms when compared with early and
late menopausal women. In comparisons the nocturia score tended to rise wi
th age. Conclusion-Lower urinary tract symptoms appear to be affected by bo
th age and the duration of menopause in women in their forties and fifties,
and this observation might be taken into consideration while evaluating th
is age group for lower urinary tract symptoms.