The Effect of Surgical Menopause on Vasomotor Symptoms and Anxiety in Women: A Prospective Study
Abstract
Materials and Methods: The study was designed prospectively. Women who underwent total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingectomy (TAH+BS) and total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-ophorectomy (TAH+BSO) in the perimenopausal period for benign indications were included in the study. Three months after surgery, menopausal symptoms (such as vasomotor symptoms, vaginal dryness and/or dyspareunia, memory and sleep problems) were investigated. Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) scores were investigated one day before the operation and three months after the operation.
Results: 51 patients with TAH+BS and 55 patients with TAH+BSO included in study. Vasomotor symptoms and postoperative BAI scores were significantly higher in the oophorectomy group (p<0.001 and p=0.009, respectively). Vaginal dryness and/or dyspareunia, which adversely affect sexual function, were significantly higher in the oophorectomy group (p=0.005). Memory and sleep problems were higher in the oophorectomy group (p=0.009 and p<0.001, respectively). Postoperative BAI scores were found to be correlated with postmenopausal symptoms (vasomotor symptoms, vaginal dryness and/or dyspareunia, memory problems, sleeping disorders) in the TAH+BSO group.
Conclusion: Vasomotor symptoms, vaginal dryness and/or dyspareunia, memory and sleeping problems, and anxiety levels were significantly higher in patients who underwent bilateral salpingo-ophorectomy with hysterectomy compared to patients who underwent only hysterectomy and bilateral salpingectomy. It seems useful to inform the patients who are planned for the operation regarding these effects before the decision of oophorectomy.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Cerrahi
Bölüm
Klinik Araştırma
Yazarlar
Ceren Gölbaşı
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0000-0002-1844-1782
Türkiye
Hakan Gölbaşı
0000-0001-8682-5537
Türkiye
Burak Bayraktar
0000-0001-6233-4207
Türkiye
Elif Uçar
0000-0001-5302-4688
Türkiye
İbrahim Ömeroğlu
0000-0001-9200-0208
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
15 Ocak 2023
Gönderilme Tarihi
10 Ağustos 2022
Kabul Tarihi
25 Ağustos 2022
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2023 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1
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