title: [Survey of climacteric symptoms in semi-rural areas of Yucatan].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the symptoms of climacterium in women from rural areas of Yucatan.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a transversal study of 202 women in the villages of Seye and Cuzama. A questionnaire on socioeconomic status, and symptoms of the menopause was applied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In both villages, the commonest menopause-related symptoms were backache tiredness in more than half of the women. Sweating and hot flashes were reported by 35% and 31%, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our observations differed from the absence of hot flashes and sweating reported by another group in rural women living in Yucatan (Ref 7).
authors.affiliation: Depto. de Biología de la reproducción, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, México.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Canto-de-Cetina
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Canto-Cetina
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Polanco-Reyes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002979:Climacteric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population
vernacular_title: Encuesta de síntomas del climaterio en áreas semirurales de Yucatán.