Perceptions of and attitudes toward estrogen therapy among surgically menopausal women in Taiwan

Menopause

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 517-523

  Chen, Ruey Jien ^a   Chang, Ting Chen ^a   Chow, Song Nan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Climacteric; Surgical menopause; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COLD SWEAT; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OMNIVORE; OVARIECTOMY; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; VEGETARIAN;

ADULT; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIECTOMY; TAIWAN;

EID: 43249117187     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181591dc9     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. Wild R. Introduction to special issue on surgical menopause. Menopause 2007;14:556-561.
2. Nappi RE, Wawra K, Schmitt S. Hypoactive sexual desire disorder in postmenopausal women. Gynecol Endocrinol 2006;22:318-323.
3. Gallicchio L, Whiteman MK, Tomic D, et al. Type of menopause, patterns of hormone therapy use, and hot flashes. Fertil Steril 2006;85:1432-1440.
4. Hendrix SL. Bilateral oophorectomy and premature menopause. Am J Med 2005;118(Suppl 12B):131-135.
5. Haines CJ, Xing SM, Park KH, et al. Prevalence of menopausal symptoms in different ethnic groups of Asian women and responsiveness to therapy with three doses of conjugated estrogens-medroxyprogesterone acetate: the Pan-Asia Menopause (PAM) study. Maturitas 2005;52:264-276.
6. Pastore LM, Carter RA, Hulka BS, et al. Self-reported urogenital symptoms in postmenopausal women: Women's Health Initiative. Maturitas 2004;49:292-303.
7. Avis NE, Stellato R, Crawford S, et al. Is there a menopausal syndrome? Menopausal status and symptoms across racial-ethnic groups. Soc Sci Med 2001;52:345-356.
8. Anderson D, Yoshizawa T, Gollschewski S, et al. Menopause in Australia and Japan: effects of country of residence on menopausal status and menopausal symptoms. Climacteric 2004;7:165-174.
9. Newton KM, Lacroix AZ, Leveille SG, et al. The physician's role in women's decision making about hormone replacement therapy. Obstet Gynecol 1998;92:580-584.
10. Kaufert P, Boggs PP, Ettinger B, et al. Women and menopause: beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. The North American Menopause Society 1997 Menopause Survey. Menopause 1998;5:197-202.
11. Conboy L, Domar A, O'Connell E. Women at mid-life: symptoms, attitudes, and choices, an Internet based survey. Maturitas 2001;38:129-136.
12. The Women's Health Initiative Steering Committee. Effects of conjugated equine estrogen in postmenopausal women with hysterectomy: the Women's Health Initiative randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2004;291:1701-1712.
13. Bureau of Health Promotion, Department of Health, ROC (Taiwan). Family planning and birth rates in Taiwan. Available at: http://rds.bhp.doh.gov.tw/ fileviewer?id=1472. Accessed July 22, 2007.
14. Department of Statistics, Ministry of the Interior, ROC (Taiwan). Statistical year book of the interior: population of 45-49 years and over by educational attainment at the end of 1997-2006. Available at: http://www.moi.gov.tw/stat/index.asp. Accessed August 5, 2007.
15. National Statistics, ROC (Taiwan). Current receipts and disposable income, 1973-2005. In: Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan, ROC. Available at: http://fies2.tpg.gov.tw/doc/ result/94/211/Year01.doc. Accessed August 5, 2007.
16. Ministry of Education, ROC (Taiwan). Labor force participation rate by level of educational attainment and gender for 25 to 64 year-olds and 30 to 44 year-olds, 2003-2005. Available at: http://www.edu.tw/edu_web/edu_mgt/ statistics/edu7220001/indicator/2006/a-6-2.xls?open. Accessed July 20, 2007.
17. Lee SH. Contents of food for vegetarian. Available at: http://www.itis.org.tw/rptDetailFree.screen?rptidno = D8C6E5A4D9CFC61848256EB700151413. Accessed August 1, 2007.
18. Chen SY, Lin JR, Kao MD, et al. The usage of dietary supplements among the elderly individuals in Taiwan. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2005;14:230-237.
19. National Policy Foundation. Taiwan's fitness clubs: current status and growth trends. Available at: http://www.npf.org.tw/particle-1820-2.html. Accessed July 23, 2007.
20. Hahn RA, Eaker E, Rolka H. Reliability of reported age at menopause. Am J Epidemiol 1997;146:771-775.
21. Bean JA, Leeper JD, Wallace RB, et al. Variations in the reporting of menstrual histories. Am J Epidemiol 1979;109:181-185.
22. Paganini-Hill A, Clark LJ. Comparison of patient recall of hormone therapy with physician records. Menopause 2007;14:230-234.
23. Lewis JE, Hilditch JR, Wong CJ. Further psychometric property development of the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life questionnaire and development of a modified version, MENQOL-Intervention questionnaire. Maturitas 2005;50:209-221.
24. Pan HA, Wu MH, Hsu CC, et al. The perception of menopause among women in Taiwan. Maturitas 2002;41:269-274.
25. Avis NE, Brockwell S, Colvin A. A universal menopausal syndrome? Am J Med 2005;118(Suppl 12B):37-46.
26. Kirss F, Lang K, Tuimala R. Feminine life-course of Estonian women born in 1937-47: a questionnaire survey. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2006;85:224-228.
27. Melby MK, Lock M, Kaufert P. Culture and symptom reporting at menopause. Hum Reprod Update 2005;11:495-512.
28. Chow SN, Huang CC, Lee YT. Demographic characteristics and medical aspects of menopausal women in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc 1997;96:806-811.
29. Strothmann A, Schneider HP. Hormone therapy: the European women's perspective. Climacteric 2003;6:337-346.
30. Blumel JE, Castelo-Branco C, Cancelo MJ, et al. Relationship between psychological complaints and vasomotor symptoms during climacteric. Maturitas 2004;49:205-210.
31. Ness J, Aronow WS. Prevalence and causes of persistent use of hormone replacement therapy among postmenopausal women: a follow-up study. Am J Ther 2006;13:109-112.
32. Naftolin F, Schneider HP, Sturdee DW, et al. Guidelines for hormone treatment of women in the menopausal transition and beyond. Climacteric 2004;7:333-337.
33. The North American Menopause Society. Estrogen and progestogen use in peri- and postmenopausal women: March 2007 position statement of The North American Menopause Society. Menopause 2007;14:168-182.
34. Writing Group for the Women's Health Initiative Investigators. Risks and benefits of estrogen plus progestin in healthy postmenopausal women: principal results from the Women's Health Initiative randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2002;288:321-333.
35. Keinan-Boker L, Dictiar R, Garty N, Green MS. Prevalence and correlates of hormonal therapy among Israeli women in the post-WHI era. Maturitas 2005;52:364-373.
36. Burger HG. Hormone therapy in the WHI era. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2006;46:84-91.
37. Utian WH, Speroff L, Ellman H, Dart C. Comparative controlled trial of a novel oral estrogen therapy, estradiol acetate, for relief of menopause symptoms. Menopause 2005;12:708-715.
38. Speroff L, Kenemans P, Burger HG. Practical guidelines for postmenopausal hormone therapy. Maturitas 2005;51:4-7.
39. Utian WH. Hormones and quality of life after surgical menopause. J Womens Health 2006;15:975-976.
40. Kotz K, Alexander JL, Dennerstein L. Estrogen and androgen hormone therapy and well-being in surgically postmenopausal women. J Womens Health 2006;15:898-908.
41. Dennerstein L, Lehert P, Guthrie JR, et al. Modeling women's health during the menopausal transition: a longitudinal analysis. Menopause 2007;14:53-62.
42. Langenberg P, Kjerulff KH, Stolley PD. Hormone replacement and menopausal symptoms following hysterectomy. Am J Epidemiol 1997;146:870-880.
43. Levy BT, Ritchie JM, Smith E, et al. Physician specialty is significantly associated with hormone replacement therapy use. Obstet Gynecol 2003;101:114-122.
44. Dennerstein L, Koochaki P, Barton I, Graziottin A. Hypoactive sexual desire disorder in menopausal women: a survey of Western European women. J Sex Med 2006;3:212-222.
45. Baksu A, Ayas B, Citak S, et al. Efficacy of tibolone and transdermal estrogen therapy on psychological symptoms in women following surgical menopause. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2005;91:58-62.
46. Sherwin BB. Surgical menopause, estrogen, and cognitive function in women: what do the findings tell us? Ann N Y Acad Sci 2005;1052:3-10.
47. Somunkiran A, Erel CT, Demirci F, et al. The effect of tibolone versus 17β-estradiol on climacteric symptoms in women with surgical menopause: a randomized, cross-over study. Maturitas 2007;56:61-68.
48. Hickman TN, Namnoum AB, Hinton EL, et al. Timing of estrogen replacement therapy following hysterectomy with oophorectomy for endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol 1998;91:673-677.
49. Khastgir G, Studd J. Patients' outlook, experience, and satisfaction with hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, and subsequent continuation of hormone replacement therapy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;183:1427-1433.
50. Hee P. Compliance to estrogen treatment one to three years after hysterectomy and bilateral salpingooophorectomy: the cohort's lifestyle, knowledge of ERT, benefits etc. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1999;78:534-559.
51. Fuh JL, Wang SJ, Lu SR, et al. The Kinmen women-health investigation (KIWI): a menopausal study of a population aged 40-54. Maturitas 2001;39:117-124.
52. Keating NL, Cleary PD, Rossi AS, et al. Use of hormone replacement therapy by post-menopausal women in the United States. Ann Intern Med 1999;130:545-553.
53. Chiu JF, Lan SJ, Yang CY, et al. Long-term vegetarian diet and bone mineral density in postmenopausal Taiwanese women. Calcif Tissue Int 1997;60:245-249.
54. Armstrong BK, Brown JB, Clarke HT, et al. Diet and reproductive hormones: a study of vegetarian and nonvegetarian postmenopausal women. J Natl Cancer Inst 1981;67:761-767.
55. Thomas HV, Davey GK, Key TJ. Oestradiol and sex hormone-binding globulin in premenopausal and post-menopausal meat-eaters, vegetarians and vegans. Br J Cancer 1999;80:1470-1475.
56. Kaaks R, Bellati C, Venturelli E, et al. Effects of dietary intervention on IGF-I and IGF-binding proteins, and related alterations in sex steroid metabolism: the Diet and Androgens (DIANA) Randomised Trial. Eur J Clin Nutr 2003;57:1079-1088.