A Study on Assessment of Quality of Life in Post Menopausal Women

OBJECTIVE: Menopause is defined retrospectively as the time of the final menstrual period, followed by 12
months of amenorrhea. Menopause is caused by the aging of ovaries leading to a decline in the production of
ovarian gonadotropins oestrogen and progesterone.The deficiency of these hormones elicits various somatic,
vasomotor, sexual, and psychological symptoms that impair the overall quality of life (QoL) of women. Hence
the study was done to assess the effect of postmenopausal symptoms and their impact on women’s quality of life.
METHODOLOGY: A cross sectional study was done for the duration of six months in Employee State
Insurance Corporation Hospital. The data such as the socio-demographic information and the menstruation status and the experience of the symptoms, as were tested in the Menopause Specific Quality of Life (MENQOL) questionnaire, were collected from each patient. The women who were included in the study were divided into two groups as the early postmenopausal and the late postmenopausal groups. All statistical analyses were carried out using Graph Pad Prism 7.1. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered to be statistically
significant.