Open AccessChildhood abuse and vasomotor symptoms among midlife women
Author(s) -
Mary Y. Carson,
Rebecca C. Thurston
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
menopause
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.086
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1530-0374
pISSN - 1072-3714
DOI - 10.1097/gme.0000000000001366
Subject(s) - vasomotor , medicine , neglect , sexual abuse , menopause , physical abuse , psychiatry , psychosocial , pediatrics , poison control , injury prevention , medical emergency
Childhood maltreatment is related to adverse health outcomes. However, the relation of childhood maltreatment to the menopause transition-a universal transition for women often accompanied by troubling symptoms such as vasomotor symptoms-is relatively underexplored. This study tested whether childhood abuse and neglect are associated with menopausal vasomotor symptoms, utilizing both physiologic and prospective self-report measures of vasomotor symptoms.