Table 3 Medical and reproductive history, climacteric symptoms, and number of consultations with family doctor
Variable | n = 410 n (%) |
|---|---|
I. Medical and reproductive history | |
Presence of chronic disease | 202 (49.3) |
Number of pregnancies, median (min- max) | 3 (1-9) |
Number of living children, median (min- max) | 3 (0-9) |
Menopause | 224 (54.6) |
Type of menopause | n = 224 |
Natural | 162 (72.3) |
Surgical | 62 (27.7) |
Age in which menopause happened, median (min- max) | n = 224 |
Natural | 49 (38-56) |
Surgical | 45.5 (38-53) |
Time elapsed after menopause, years | 3 (0-8) |
II. Climacteric symptoms | n = 410 |
Hot flashes | 205 (50.0) |
Sweating | 181 (44.1) |
Insomnia | 169(41.2) |
Dysuria | 91 (22.2) |
Vaginal dryness | 161 (39.3) |
n = 186 | |
Changes in the menstrual cycle in pre-menopause women | 98 (52.6) |
n = 352 | |
Dyspareunia and/or vaginal bleeding in sexual active women | 101 (28.7) |
Severity and frequency of vasomotor symptoms | n = 410 |
Absence | 192 (46.8) |
Mild | 46 (11.2) |
Moderate | |
< 7/day | 129 (31.5) |
≥ 7/day | 2 (0.5) |
Severe | |
< 7/day | 32 (7.8) |
≥ 7/day | 9 (2.2) |
Severity of vaginal atrophy symptoms | n = 410 |
Absence | 219 (53.4) |
Mild | 101 (24.6) |
Moderate | 40 (9.8) |
Severe | 50 (12.2) |
III. Number of consultations with a family doctor during the last year, median (min- max) | 6 (3-20) |