Open AccessHormonal replacement therapy and sexuality in a population of Swedish postmenopausal women
Author(s) -
Lindgren R.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016349309068040
Subject(s) - medicine , vasomotor , hormonal replacement therapy , hormone replacement therapy (female to male) , menopause , hormonal therapy , population , human sexuality , postmenopausal women , gynecology , obstetrics , testosterone (patch) , gender studies , environmental health , prostate cancer , cancer , sociology
All women ( n = 2465) living in the community of Linköping, Sweden, aged 55, 57, 59 and 65 years were studied in a cross‐sectional trial concerning the prevalence of vasomotor symptoms, hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) and sexual activities. After one reminder, answers were received from 1867 (76%) women. In all, 51% of the women reported vasomotor symptoms. Ten percent of the women used HRT at the time of the survey. Another 10% of the women had previously used oral HRT but had abandoned treatment. One third of these women reported no vasomotor symptoms when they abandoned treatment. One fifth ceased treatment after recommendation from their physician and another fifth because of ‘fear’ of hormonal treatment. Sixty‐two percent of the women reported sexual activity. The most common reasons for not having a regular sex‐life were lack of partner or lack of desire.