Síndrome climatérico y enfermedades asociadas en mujeres atendidas en dos consultorios, Centro de Salud Urbano Playas, año 2018.

Abstract

Background: The progressive increase in life expectancy in women, is considered one of the major changes in health over the last century. The probability that a woman reaches 80 years has greatly increased, motive driving conduct the research. Materials and Methods: Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, prospective study conducted in females 40 to 59 years 2 doctors' offices, urban health center Beaches during 2018, with a universe of 147 women who met the criteria including prior informed consent, information was collected on individual medical records. a questionnaire that assessed the intensity of climacteric syndrome (Cuban scale) where genitourinary, circulatory symptomatology covers applied, psychological and general depending on the intensity. Results: The average age was 50.14 years, 43.5% were married, 65.3% were housewives, 51.7% with primary schooling, the frequent symptoms were palpitations 42.2%, irritability 46.9%, decrease sexual pleasure 47.6%, muscle pain 49%, the category very annoying with 77.05% in postmenopause 80,2%, obesity was the condition that was most detected with 39%. Conclusions: The generality of the women who participated in the study were similar to that of neighboring countries characteristics, intensity of climacteric symptoms were manifested very annoying way predominance of psychological symptoms.