THYROID DYSFUNCTION IN WOMEN WITH MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Fertility of Sterility | ||||
| Article 7, Volume 8, Issue 2, May 2004, Page 59-64 PDF (741.05 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/egyfs.2004.5012 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Omnia State1; Hesham Shalan2; Soma Sherief3 | ||||
| 1Department of General Medicine , Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| 3Department of Clinical Pathology Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background ; Many of the menopausal manifestations resemble those attributed to thyroid hypofunction or even hyperfunction. This study aimed at recognizing the role that might be played by the thyroid disturbances in such symptoms. Materials & Methods ; The study comprised 135 women with menopausal symptoms attending the gynecologic outpatient clinic and the endocrinology outpatient clinic at Mansoura University hospitals. All women had serum TSH, T3 and T4 tested. Results ; Among the menopausal women in this study, II women (8.1%) sufferred thyroid dysfunction; 6 women (4.4%) with thyroid hypofunction suffered cognitive and moodal changes and neurological manifestations as paraesthesia and muscle cramps. The other 5 women (3.7%) with thyroid hyperfunction, mostly suffered hot flushes and depression. Nevertheless, all the differences were statistically insignificant. Conclusion ; From these preliminary results, it is believed that postmenopausal women with severe or resistant menopausal symptoms should be offered TSH, T3 and T4 assays to rule out the thyroid disturbances before attempting hormone replacement therapy. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Postmenopausal women; Menopausal Symptoms; Thyroid dysfunction | ||||
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