Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (3): 428-431.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2013.03.020

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Impact of hormone therapy on quality of life of women with menopausal syndrome

YIN Dongmei1, LIU Zhen2, Ruan Xiangyan1, WANG Juan1   

  1. 1. Department of Gynecologic Endocrinology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital,Capital Medical University, Beijing 100025,China;
    2. Department of Research, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital,Capital Medical University, Beijing 100025,China
  • Received:2013-05-08 Online:2013-06-21 Published:2013-06-17
  • Supported by:

    This study was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing(3082011); the Basis of Clinical Joint Research Found(12JL65).

Abstract:

Objective To evaluate the effects of hormone replacement therapy on climacteric patient's physical condition as well as psychology.Methods An observational study on 125 patients with climacteric syndrome was conducted, the patients were divided into two groups according to whether they were treated with hormone therapy: group A had 65 patients without any hormone therapy, group B had 60 patients who received hormone replacement therapy for 6 months; the basic parameters and complete Kupperman scale, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Menopause-specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL) were applied for evaluation.Results In the 60 patients with menopausal syndrome who received hormone replacement therapy, the scores of Kupperman index, SAS, SDS, MENQOL were significantly lower than those of the untreated patients' group; of whom 35 patients showed significant difference between the scores obtained before and after treatment in 4 scalel. Conclusion Hormone replacement therapy could significantly alleviate the perimenopausal physical discomfort, but also could improve anxiety and depression,therefore,could improve the quality of life of menopausal women.

Key words: menopause, quality of life, hormone replacement therapy

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