TY - JOUR
T1 - Encuesta sobre conocimientos y uso de terapias alternas a la hormonal en mujeres menopáusicas de medellín (Colombia) 2009
AU - Martínez-Domínguez, Gloria Inés
AU - Martínez-Sánchez, Lina María
AU - Hormaza-Angel, María Patricia
AU - Rodríguez-Gázquez, María de los Angeles
AU - Rendón-Pereira, Gabriel Jaime
AU - Martínez-Rojas, Edna
AU - Benítez-Restrepo, Cristian Camilo
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Objective: describing knowledge about and the use of alternative therapies to traditional hormone replacement in menopausal women. Materials and methods: a cross-sectional, descriptive study of menopausal women was carried out in the city of Medellín, Colombia, during 2009. Inclusion criteria were: being aged ≥40, having finished their menstrual cycles at least one year beforehand and having no background of hysterectomy. Women who agreed to participate in the study answered a questionnaire requiring that they give anonymous information about socio-demographic variables, the date of their last menstruation, symptomatology during the menopause and the use and characteristics of alternative therapies and hormone replacement therapy during menopause. Results: 274 women were surveyed; 10.6% of them were using natural hormones and 46.0% used soy-based products. Regarding alternative and complementary medical therapies for menopausal symptomatology different to natural hormones, 32.8% of the women stated that they had heard of some of them, the most well-known being homeopathy (18.6%), yoga (16.8%) and relaxation therapy (12.0%). Conclusion: a high percentage of menopausal women in the survey knew about and used alternative therapies to that of traditional hormone replacement for managing menopauseassociated symptomatology, especially consuming phytoestrogens and soy-based products.
AB - Objective: describing knowledge about and the use of alternative therapies to traditional hormone replacement in menopausal women. Materials and methods: a cross-sectional, descriptive study of menopausal women was carried out in the city of Medellín, Colombia, during 2009. Inclusion criteria were: being aged ≥40, having finished their menstrual cycles at least one year beforehand and having no background of hysterectomy. Women who agreed to participate in the study answered a questionnaire requiring that they give anonymous information about socio-demographic variables, the date of their last menstruation, symptomatology during the menopause and the use and characteristics of alternative therapies and hormone replacement therapy during menopause. Results: 274 women were surveyed; 10.6% of them were using natural hormones and 46.0% used soy-based products. Regarding alternative and complementary medical therapies for menopausal symptomatology different to natural hormones, 32.8% of the women stated that they had heard of some of them, the most well-known being homeopathy (18.6%), yoga (16.8%) and relaxation therapy (12.0%). Conclusion: a high percentage of menopausal women in the survey knew about and used alternative therapies to that of traditional hormone replacement for managing menopauseassociated symptomatology, especially consuming phytoestrogens and soy-based products.
KW - Alternative therapy.
KW - Menopause
KW - Phytoestrogen
KW - Symptom
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U2 - 10.18597/rcog.234
DO - 10.18597/rcog.234
M3 - Artículo en revista científica indexada
AN - SCOPUS:79959526199
SN - 0034-7434
VL - 62
SP - 51
EP - 56
JO - Revista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecologia
JF - Revista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecologia
IS - 1
ER -