Menopause Related Problems among Women in a Rural Community of Kerala

Abstract

Menopause is a unique stage of female reproductive life cycle, a transition from reproductive to non-reproductive stage. Menopause may be smooth experience for some women with only symptom of cessation of menstrual flow while others face one or more of the menopausal symptoms. The presence and severity of symptoms vary tremendously from woman to woman and can last from months to years during this transitional period. This study was conducted to assess the sociopersonal and health related data and menopause related problems among women. The findings show that the women are affected by menopause related problems of varying degree. Appropriate health care measure with special emphasis to life style interventions need to be initiated to enable women to live healthy and productive life at midlife.