Menopausal symptoms and sexual disorder of menopausal women. Menopausal and female climacteric states
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Married women that their spouses are present at home at least for half of each month Age between 45-60 No menstrual periods for at least 12 months and no longer than 5 years literate or having a literate person at home Menopause but not due to illness or uterus and ovaries resection At least 2 hot flashes per day FSFI = 26 Willing to attend the project Normal Pap smear during the last two years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Sensitivity to the medicine or placebo Use of other medications or other therapies to reduce the menopausal symptoms during the study Hormone intake for the past 6 months Diabetes or other serious illnesses Malignancy history Addiction to cigarettes, drugs or alcohol History of mental illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life. Timepoint: Weeks 4, 8 and 10 after intervention. Method of measurement: Menopause quality of life questionnaire (MENQOL questionare).;Sexual function. Timepoint: Weeks 4, 8 and 10th after intervention beginning. Method of measurement: Female sexual function index questionare (FSFI questionare). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Vaginal maturation index (VMI). Timepoint: Before intervention and 10 weeks after intervention beginning. Method of measurement: Pap smear.;Vaginal PH. Timepoint: Before intervention and 10 weeks after intervention beginning. Method of measurement: PH-meter strip. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Tehran University of Medical Sciences