Parity and menopause in a sample of apparently healthy Syrian women

Abstract

Menopause means the end of the reproductive life, with psychological and biological changes. It defined after 12 sequential months after the last menstrual period without a pathological cause. The menopause age is affected by many factors. This study aims to investigate whether there is a relationship between parity and menopause among a group of apparently healthy Syrian women.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study that reviewed the questionnaires of women who had a mammogram at Al-Assad University Hospital during the period between 2018 and 2020.

Results: The mean age of menopause in 890 women who have had menopause (49 years). Premature menopause is about 1.8 and the early menopause is about 16.1 .% There is a significant positive relationship between parity and menopause, the more children, the late menopause.

Conclusions: Null parity women are under the risk of premature and early menopause. Preventive programs should be applied to prevent consequences of both.