Open AccessHealth-promoting behaviors and menopausal symptoms: An interventional study in rural India
Author(s) -
Ekta Malik,
Poonam Sheoran,
Adiba Siddiqui
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of mid-life health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.423
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 0976-7819
pISSN - 0976-7800
DOI - 10.4103/jmh.jmh_96_18
Subject(s) - medicine , menopause , menstrual cycle , intervention (counseling) , stress management , physical therapy , demography , gerontology , clinical psychology , hormone , nursing , sociology
Menopausal transition initiates with menstrual cycle length variety and finishes when last menstrual period happens. As life expectancy has increased, a menopausal woman has to spend one-third of her life span with estrogen deprivation stage that leads to major long-term symptomatic and metabolic complications.