Open AccessMenopausal Symptoms among Postmenopausal Women Visiting Outpatient Department of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Anil Subedi,
Junu Shrestha,
Jainath Kumar Chaudhary
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.7570
Subject(s) - medicine , menopause , cross sectional study , outpatient clinic , tertiary care , confidence interval , menstruation , obstetrics , gynecology , family medicine , pathology
Menopause is defined as the complete cessation of menstruation for consecutive 12 months which occurs due to the loss of follicular activity of ovaries from the late 40s to early 50s. The menopausal symptoms are often distressing but lack of awareness leads to failure in addressing the problem. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of menopausal symptoms among postmenopausal women visiting the outpatient department of a tertiary care centre.