title: Symptoms experienced by women who enter into natural and surgical menopause and their relation to sexual functions.
abstract: We carried out this study to determine which symptoms women experienced according to menopause type and the relation of these symptoms to sexual functions. The patricipants of the study were 250 women who underwent natural menopause and 200 women who underwent surgical menopause. A questionnaire, the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), and the Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS) provided data. According to the MRS, hot flushes and sweating problems were the most common experiences, and, according to the GRISS, sexual infrequency problems rated highest in both groups. There was a positive relationship between multiple sexual functioning problems and the perceived level of menopausal symptom intensity, especially in surgical menopause women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Samsun Health High School, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serap
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Topatan
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yıldız
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D019584:Hot Flashes; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology; D008593:Menopause / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005222:Mental Fatigue; D008875:Middle Aged; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires