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Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

2013

Menopause

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Determining The Association Between Turkish Women’S Menopausal Symptoms And Their Marital Adjustment, Asli Si̇s Çeli̇k, Türkan Pasi̇nli̇oğlu Jan 2013

Determining The Association Between Turkish Women’S Menopausal Symptoms And Their Marital Adjustment, Asli Si̇s Çeli̇k, Türkan Pasi̇nli̇oğlu

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

To determine the association between women's menopausal symptoms and their marital adjustment. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 263 Turkish women chosen using an improbable randomized sampling method. A questionnaire, the Menopause Symptom Rating Scale (MSRS), and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) were used to collect data. Percentage distributions, the t-test in independent groups, the one-way ANOVA test, Pearson correlation analysis, and the Kruskal-Wallis test were used in the evaluation of the data. Results: The mean of the overall MSRS score for women was 22.67 ± 8.06 and the mean of the overall DAS score for …


Parathyroid Hormone And Optimal Vitamin D Status In Postmenopausal Women, Hülya Yikilkan, Cenk Aypak, Süleyman Görpeli̇oğlu, Murat Di̇cle, Özde Önder Jan 2013

Parathyroid Hormone And Optimal Vitamin D Status In Postmenopausal Women, Hülya Yikilkan, Cenk Aypak, Süleyman Görpeli̇oğlu, Murat Di̇cle, Özde Önder

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Low serum vitamin D and calcium levels as well as high parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels are the most important risk factors in osteoporosis. The aim of our study was to estimate the optimal vitamin D status needed to prevent a rise in PTH concentrations in postmenopausal women. Materials and methods: A total of 197 postmenopausal women who were at the menopausal period for at least 1 year and who had body mass indexes (BMIs) 70 years). Results: The mean age of patients was 60.8 ± 10.9 years. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 [25(OH)D3] levels were lower than 10 ng/mL in 94 patients …