Effects of surgery-induced menopause on neuropsychological symptoms in women with perimenopause
- VernacularTitle:手术绝经对围绝经期妇女精神神经症状的影响
- Author:
min-fang, TAO
;
yin-cheng, TENG
;
jie-ping, ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
surgery-induced menopause;
perimenopause syndrome;
neuropsychological syndrome;
modified Kupperman index
- From:Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Medical Science)
2006;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effects of surgery-induced menopause on neuropsychological symptoms in women with perimenopause. Methods Sixty-eight women with perimenopause who underwent bilateral oophorectomy for benign indications were evaluated by the modified Kupperman index on the perimenopause syndrome pre-and post-surgery,including the score in neuropsychological symptoms.Patients were further requested to remake a decision on the acceptance of surgery,and were divided into "accept the surgery" group(n=30) and "postpone the surgery" group(n=38).The neuropsychological symptoms were reevaluated and comparison was made between these two groups. Results The prevalence of perimenopause syndrome pre-surgery was 67.65%(22/68),and that of moderate and severe symptoms was 30.88%.The prevalence of perimenopause syndrome post-surery(97.06%)(66/68)was significantly increased,as well as that of moderate and severe symptoms(70.59%)(P
