Rahman Shahedur, Salehin Faizus, Iqbal Asif
Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Islamic University, Kushtia-7003, Bangladesh.
BMC Res Notes. 2011 Jun 15;4:188. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-188.
There are few menopausal study data available in South East Asia especially in Bangladesh. This study was conducted in a well populated town named Kushtia, which is located in the western part of Bangladesh.
This study was aimed to document the menopausal-related symptoms among middle age women of Kushtia region of Bangladesh.
By using modified MRS (Menopause Rating Scale) questionnaire, 509 women aged 40-70 years were interviewed to document symptoms commonly associated with menopause.
The mean age of menopause was 51.14 years. The most prevalent symptoms reported include, feeling tired (92.90%); headache (88.80%); joint and muscular discomfort (76.20%); physical and mental exhaustion (60.90%) and sleeplessness (54.40%) which are followed by depressive mood (37.30%); irritability (36%); dryness of vagina (36%); hot flushes and sweating (35.80%); anxiety (34.20%). However, noted less frequent symptoms were sexual problem (31.20%); cardiac discomfort (19.10%) and bladder problem (12.80%).
The prevalence of menopausal symptoms found in this study correspond to other studies on Asian women however the prevalence of classical menopausal symptoms of hot flushes and sweating were lower compared to studies on Caucasian women.
东南亚地区，尤其是孟加拉国，更年期研究数据较少。本研究在孟加拉国西部一个人口密集的城镇库什蒂亚进行。
本研究旨在记录孟加拉国库什蒂亚地区中年女性的更年期相关症状。
通过使用改良的更年期评定量表（MRS）问卷，对509名年龄在40 - 70岁的女性进行访谈，以记录与更年期相关的常见症状。
更年期的平均年龄为51.14岁。报告的最常见症状包括：感到疲倦（92.90%）；头痛（88.80%）；关节和肌肉不适（76.20%）；身心疲惫（60.90%）和失眠（54.40%），其次是抑郁情绪（37.30%）；易怒（36%）；阴道干燥（36%）；潮热和出汗（35.80%）；焦虑（34.20%）。然而，不太常见的症状有性问题（31.20%）；心脏不适（19.10%）和膀胱问题（12.80%）。
本研究中发现的更年期症状患病率与其他关于亚洲女性的研究一致，然而与白种女性的研究相比，潮热和出汗等典型更年期症状的患病率较低。
