Journal of International Obstetrics and Gynecology ›› 2019, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (1): 11-14.

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The Influence of Obesity on Menopausal Symptoms

WANG Xue,CHEN Yi-jie,DU Yi-ni, ZHANG Zhi-fen   

  1. Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166,China(WANG Xue, DU Yi-ni, ZHANG Zhi-fen); Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000,China(CHEN Yi-jie)
  • Received:2018-09-04 Revised:2018-11-21 Published:2019-02-15 Online:2019-02-15
  • Contact: ZHANG Zhi-fen, E-mail: zhangzf@zju.edu.cn E-mail:zhangzf@zju.edu.cn

Abstract: Obesity is a chronic disease characterized by excess or abnormal accumulation of body fat, more and more people are suffering from various diseases and complications which are caused by obesity. Obesity has become a serious and worldwide public health problem. Menopausal women is an important part of the obesity due to drop of estrogen level, decline of ovarian function and lose control of weight gain. They not only face the problem of increasing body weight during menopause, but also suffer from various symptoms such as tidal fever, sexual dysfunction, osteoporosis, urination disorders, sleep disorders,et al, which severely impairs women′s physical and mental health and quality of life. The occurrence and development of menopausal symptoms are affected by the body and weight, yet the association and mechanism between obesity and menopausal symptoms are still unclear. This paper reviews the effects of obesity and weight control on menopausal symptoms.

Key words: Obesity, Menopause, Tidal fever, Sexual dysfunction, physiological, Osteoporosis, Urination disorders, Sleep disorders

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