Knowledge and attitudes of Peruvian women on Climacteric and Menopause

• Autores: Pacheco Romero, José, Salvador, Jorge
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2015
• Institución: Sociedad Peruana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
• Repositorio: Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/961
• Enlace del recurso: http://51.222.106.123/index.php/RPGO/article/view/961
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto

OBJECTIVES: To establish knowledge of Peruvian women on climacteric and menopause and their attitude towards hormonal therapy. DESIGN: Transversal, descriptive study based on a survey in different regions of Peru. SUBJECTS: Women over 39 years old. RESULTS: High parity, stable union dependent, housewife, and low grade of education were found. Fifty-four percent of patients define menopause by absence of periods, 51,8% by presence of symptoms, and 47,3% do not identify the cause; 86% know symptomatology, specially hot flushes and neuropsychiatric symtions, and 67,3% present them; 70,5% know about treatment, only 14,9% receive it, 90% wish to receive it, but only 57,3% would accept hormones; 38,2% are afraid of hormones and 69,5% are afraid to conceive if vaginal bleeding returns; 75,6% believe government participation is necessary and 68,7% wish more information on hormonal replacement therapy benefits. Most women think physical exercise, low salt and fat ingestion, and no smoking are important, but only 17,5% drink milk occasionally. CONCLUSION: The need to give information on menopause and its treatment to Peruvian women and the eventual government participation in this important aspect are emphasized.