Berg G, Gottwall T, Hammar M, Lindgren R
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Linköping University, Sweden.
Maturitas. 1988 Oct;10(3):193-9. doi: 10.1016/0378-5122(88)90022-9.
By means of a simple postal questionnaire, all women aged 60, 61 and 62 (n = 2015) living in the community of Linköping, Sweden, were screened for vasomotor symptoms and local vaginal complaints. After one reminder, answers were received from 73% of the women. At the time of the survey (April 1986) all the women were post-menopausal, the median period since menopause being 11 yr. Slightly over one in four of the women (27%) were suffering from sweating and hot flushes. Ten percent (10%) of the women who were more than 15 yr post-menopausal still had moderate to severe climacteric symptoms. Vasomotor symptoms were significantly more common among oophorectomized women than among those whose ovaries were intact. Local vaginal symptoms were positively correlated with urinary problems, repeated urinary tract infections and a high risk of disturbance of sexual activity. It was concluded that climacteric symptoms often persist for more than 15 yr after the menopause.
通过一份简单的邮政调查问卷，对瑞典林雪平社区所有年龄在60、61和62岁的女性（n = 2015）进行血管舒缩症状和局部阴道不适筛查。经过一次提醒后，73%的女性回复了问卷。在调查时（1986年4月），所有女性均已绝经，绝经后的中位时间为11年。略多于四分之一的女性（27%）有出汗和潮热症状。绝经超过15年的女性中有10%仍有中度至重度的更年期症状。血管舒缩症状在接受卵巢切除的女性中比卵巢完好的女性更为常见。局部阴道症状与泌尿系统问题、反复的尿路感染以及性活动障碍的高风险呈正相关。研究得出结论，更年期症状在绝经后往往会持续超过15年。
