title: Patterns and severity of menopausal symptoms among Jordanian women.
abstract: We examined 359 women aged 45-65 years who visited Jordan University Hospital between February and November 2014. The menopausal symptoms were assessed using a validated Arabic version of the menopause rating scale. The mean age at menopause was 49.4 years. Women aged 50-55 years more frequently exhibited hot flushes and vaginal dryness. Although premenopausal women were 1.5 times more likely to experience irritability, perimenopausal women were more likely to experience hot flushes, physical and mental irritability, sexual problems, vaginal dryness, and joint and muscular discomfort. Hence, health care providers should focus on women at all stages of life.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Family and Community Medicine , University of Jordan , Amman , Jordan.
authors.forename: Ruba M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Jaber
authors.affiliation: a Department of Family and Community Medicine , University of Jordan , Amman , Jordan.|b Department of Family Medicine , University of Jordan Hospital , Amman , Jordan.
authors.forename: Suha F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Khalifeh
authors.affiliation: b Department of Family Medicine , University of Jordan Hospital , Amman , Jordan.
authors.forename: Fida
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bunni
authors.affiliation: c Family Medicine Department , University of Jordan , Amman , Jordan.
authors.forename: Mohamed Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Diriye
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019584:Hot Flashes / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan; D008593:Menopause / Q000523:psychology*; D005222:Mental Fatigue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Developing countries; menopausal transition; predictors; risk factors