Punyahotra S, Dennerstein L
Key Centre for Women's Health in Society, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
Maturitas. 1997 Jan;26(1):9-14. doi: 10.1016/s0378-5122(96)01078-x.
This paper describes the cultural context of middle-aged Thai women who took part in a survey of symptoms and attitudes to menopause. The women lived in Nonthaburi province, adjacent to Bangkok, which has undergone a transition from rural to urban. Household structure often includes three generations. There have been changing opportunities for women in areas of education, occupation and family size and women's power increases with age. Thai women perceive menstruation as an indicator of health and take special care during menstruation. There is a special idiom in Thai 'leod cha pai-lom cha ma' (the blood will go--the wind will come) used to describe changes in a woman's behaviour, emotions and well-being during the menopause. These changes are expected to happen occasionally, not in every woman. Some women looked forward to menopause, while others were found to be ambivalent towards it.
本文描述了参与更年期症状及态度调查的泰国中年女性的文化背景。这些女性生活在邻近曼谷的暖武里府，该地区已从农村过渡到城市。家庭结构通常包括三代人。女性在教育、职业和家庭规模方面的机会不断变化，且女性的权力随年龄增长而增加。泰国女性将月经视为健康的指标，并在月经期间格外小心。泰语中有一个特殊的习语“leod cha pai-lom cha ma”（血会流走——风会吹来），用于描述女性在更年期期间行为、情绪和幸福感的变化。这些变化预计偶尔会发生，并非每个女性都会出现。一些女性期待更年期，而另一些女性则对此持矛盾态度。
