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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
171

Rethinking the body-spaces for change : a qualitative analysis of textual and visual representations of menopause.

McLaren, Rosemary January 1999 (has links)
The focus of this study is the exploration and interpretation of women's visual and textual experiences of menopause. It is a conversational mapping of embodied space and time as they re-imagine memories and actual experiences which have informed their changing sense of self during the transitional stages of menopause. The research examines the ways in which artwork, visual diaries, journals, creative writing and poetry make visible a fresh perception of their female sense of the lived body. The project examines the contemporary cultural meanings of femininity, sexuality and identity which have informed women's understanding of their bodies and gender during the transformative years of menopause, and it explores the ways in which these forms of knowledge have influenced their artistic modes of self-representation.In the first chapter I acquaint the reader with the context of the research, and outline my understandings of the human body and social theories. I direct the exploration of texts towards a range of feminist theoretical perspectives which suggest women's biological and reproductive bodies provide spaces for re-visioning personal and social change.The next two chapters explain how I develop theoretical and methodological arts-based approaches enabling an innovative and appropriate investigation of the phenomenon in question. I explain how I have blended various textual expressive genres with interpretive research methodologies and philosophical viewpoints. In these chapters I recount the imaginative strategies and techniques used to portray the ontological, phenomenological and epistemological perspectives of the lived experience of menopause.Following this, I present seven stories. Each story portrays how artistic genres grasp particular experiences and transform them into imaginative expressive inter-textual representations. / The stories also demonstrate how this type of research is done, and how the meaning-making processes of collaborative research draw out resonances towards real and imagined, and internal and external sites of personal and political significance.Accompanying the stories is a fourth chapter entitled Menopause Perspecta X 5. In writing this section, I adopt a different narrational approach and voice as I move from the realm of storyteller to that of art curator presenting a series of visual images and the poetic writings of five women. As well as portraying different voices speaking at different levels, each presentation continues the task of opening spaces for translation between word and image.The thesis concludes with a reflective overview of the menopausal body, image and text. In the coda, Notes Towards A Work In Progress, I express my thoughts on creating alternative spatial practices, and tell another story. Through its poetic and lyrical content, I attempt to offer possibilities for restoring a sense of menopausal self, love, hope, and a meaningful relationship with the world.
172

Effects of gonadal hormone deficiency on bone mineral density : can physical activity increase bone mineral density in women? /

Bergström, Ingrid, January 2006 (has links)
Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2006. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.
173

Impact of a decision aid videotape on young women's attitudes and knowledge about hormone replacement therapy /

Kerner, David Neal, January 1998 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University, 1998. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 152-164).
174

Complementary and alternative medicine use and the menopausal transition the effect of a Chinese herbal formula on vasomotor symptoms and bone turnover /

Sluijs, Corinne Patching van der. January 2007 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D) -- University of Western Sydney, 2007. / A thesis submitted to the University of Western Sydney, College of Health and Science, Centre for Complementary Medicine, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Includes bibliographical references.
175

The effects of Chinese herbs and acupuncture on menopausal symptoms.

Pivcevich, Carey. January 2005 (has links) (PDF)
No description available.
176

Two approaches to the treatment of menopause related symptoms : western biomedicine and traditional Chinese medicine.

McKean, Lauri. January 2006 (has links) (PDF)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
177

Menopause and beyond : making informed choices to treat menopausal symptoms and to maintain vitality in the second spring.

Ruhberg, Jody. January 2009 (has links) (PDF)
Includes bibliographical references.
178

Síndrome metabólica em mulheres na pós-menopausa tratadas de câncer de mama /

Buttros, Daniel de Araújo Brito. January 2012 (has links)
Orientador: Eliana Aguiar Petri Nahas / Coorientador: Heloísa M. Luca Véspoli / Banca: Gilberto Uemura / Banca: César Cabello dos Santos / Resumo: Avaliar o risco de síndrome metabólica (SM) em mulheres na pós-menopausa tratadas de câncer de mama, comparadas às mulheres na pós-menopausa sem câncer de mama. Realizou-se estudo clínico, analítico e transversal, com 104 mulheres tratadas de câncer de mama comparadas a 208 mulheres na pós-menopausa (controle), atendidas em Hospital Universitário. Foram incluídas no grupo de estudo mulheres com amenorréia >12 meses e idade ≥45 anos, tratadas de câncer de mama e livre de doença há pelo menos cinco anos. O grupo controle foi constituído de mulheres com amenorréia >12 meses e idade ≥45 anos sem câncer de mama, pareadas pela idade, na proporção 1:2. Por meio de entrevista foram coletados dados clínicos e antropométricos. Na análise bioquímica foram solicitadas dosagens de colesterol total (CT), HDL, LDL, triglicerídeos (TG), glicemia e proteína C-reativa (PCR). Foram consideradas com SM as mulheres que apresentaram três ou mais critérios diagnósticos: circunferência da cintura (CC) > 88 cm; TG ≥ 150 mg/dL; HDL colesterol < 50 mg/dL; pressão arterial ≥ 130/85 mmHg; glicemia de jejum ≥ 100 mg/dL. Para análise estatística foram empregados o teste t-student, o teste do Qui-Quadrado e a regressão logística (odds ratio-OR). A média de idade da pacientes tratadas de câncer de mama foi de 60,6 ± 8,6 anos com tempo médio de seguimento de 9,4 ± 4,4 anos. Maior porcentagem de pacientes tratadas de câncer de mama (46,2%) era obesa quando comparadas ao controle (32,7%) (p<0,05). E menor porcentagem de mulheres tratadas de câncer apresentou valores considerados ótimos de LDL, glicemia e PCR quando comparadas ao controle (p<0,05). A SM foi diagnosticada em 50% das mulheres tratadas de câncer de mama e 37,5% no grupo controle (p<0,05). Entre os critérios... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: To assess the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in postmenopausal women breast cancer survivors compared to postmenopausal women without breast cancer. In this cross-sectional study, 104 women breast cancer survivors were compared with 208 postmenopausal women (control), seeking healthcare at a University Hospital. Eligibility criteria included women with amenorrhea > 12 months and age ≥ 45 years, treated for breast cancer and no recorrences for at least five years. The control group consisted of women with amenorrhea >12 months and age ≥ 45 years without breast cancer matched by age, in proportion 1:2. Dates on clinical antecedents and anthropometric indicators were collected. The biochemical parameters, including total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, glucose and C-reactive protein (CRP), were measured. MetS was diagnosed as the presence of at least three components among: waist circumference (WC) >88cm, blood pressure ≥130/85mmHg, triglycerides ≥150mg/dl, HDL <50mg/dl and glucose ≥100mg/dl. For statistical analysis were used: Student t-test, Chi-square test, and logistic regression method (odds ratio-OR). The mean age of women breast cancer survivors was 60.6 ± 8.6 years with a mean follow-up of 9.4 ± 4.4 years. A higher percentage of women breast cancer survivors (46.2%) were obese compared to control (32.7%) (p <0.05). And a smaller percentage of women breast cancer survivors had optimal values of LDL, glucose and CRP compared to controls (p <0.05). MetS was diagnosed in 50% of women breast cancer survivors and 37.5% in the control group (p <0.05). The most prevalent diagnostic criteria of MetS was abdominal obesity (WC> 88 cm) affecting 62.5% of women breast cancer survivors and 67.8% of control group. Women breast cancer survivors had a higher risk for metabolic syndrome... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre
179

Composição corporal de mulheres no climatério

Oliveira, Pablo Gustavo de January 2017 (has links)
Objetivos: Avaliar o efeito da menopausa sobre a composição corporal, a distribuição de gordura abdominal, o índice de massa corporal, a circunferência cintura, os percentuais de gordura androide, ginoide e a relação androide/ginoide, o consumo calórico total da alimentação diária e o nível de atividade física de mulheres climatéricas. Modelo: Estudo transversal com mulheres climatéricas recrutadas através de divulgação nas mídias eletrônica e impressa e realizado de março de 2014 a outubro de 2015. Local: Centro de Pesquisa Clínica do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (CPC/HCPA), RS/Brasil. Amostra: A amostra foi constituída por mulheres na pré e pós-menopausa com idade entre 44 e 52 anos. Medidas de avaliação: Os instrumentos utilizados foram: Executive summary of the Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop + 10 (STRAW +10, para a classificação de mulheres em relação ao estadiamento menopausal); Recordatório alimentar de 24 horas (para medir o consumo alimentar); um questionário semiestruturado sobre aspectos de saúde, hábitos de vida, familiares e parâmetros socioeconômicos; o Questionário Internacional de Atividade Física (IPAQ – versão curta, para a mensuração de atividade física da última semana); o Questionário de Avaliação da Menopausa (MRS, para quantificar a severidade dos sintomas da menopausa); avaliações antropométricas (estatura, peso, índice de massa corporal – IMC, circunferência abdominal e circunferência do quadril); absorciometria de raios-x de dupla energia (DEXA, para avaliação da composição corporal, estimativas de massa magra e gorda); e a Escala Visual Analógica de Apetite (para quantificação do nível de fome). Amostras sanguíneas foram coletadas para a análise de níveis de hormônios (estradiol e folículo estimulante – FSH) e parâmetros bioquímicos de metabolismo (colesterol total e frações – triglicerídeos, HDL, LDL – e glicemia de jejum). O banco de dados foi digitado e analisado no programa SPSS versão 18.0. Testes univariados (Teste t de Student e de Mann-Whitney) foram aplicados para comparações de médias/medianas entre os grupos, conforme normalidade da variável contínua pelo teste de Shapiro-Wilk. Análises de distribuições (Qui-quadrado com análises de valores residuais ajustados) foram aplicadas para comparações de frequências de variáveis categóricas entre os grupos. Correlações de Spearman foram aplicadas entre todas as variáveis analisadas. O nível de significância adotado para todas as análises foi fixado em 5%. Resultados: Avaliaram-se 114 mulheres, categorizadas em pré-menopausa (n=60), mediana de idade [Intervalo de Confiança – IC95%] de 47,5 [47,01–48,35 anos] e na pós-menopausa (n=54) com mediana de idade de 49 anos [48,29–49,56]. O tempo de pós-menopausa foi (mediana [95%IC] de 1,50[1,63–2,41] anos) e as mulheres na pré-menopausa classificadas como -3b segundo os critérios de STRAW+10. A maioria das participantes apresentava ensino médio ou superior (35,96% e 39,47%, respectivamente), era solteira ou sem parceiro (57,02%), não tabagista (97,37%) e não consumia álcool (57,89%). Quanto ao IMC, foram categorizadas como eutróficas (31,86%) ou obesas (40,71%), sem doença hipertensiva (98,25%), tireoidiana (97,37%) ou cardiovascular (100%). Em relação à atividade física, a maioria das mulheres apresentava nível ativo (51,75%). Na avaliação do apetite, as mulheres na pós-menopausa apresentaram escores maiores do que as prémenopáusicas (p=0,013). Níveis de colesterol total e de HDL foram maiores nas mulheres na pós-menopausa (p=0,040 e p≤0,0001, respectivamente). Não houve diferenças estatísticas entre os grupos quanto à massa corporal total, gordura androide e ginoide, conteúdo mineral ósseo, massa magra, consumo calórico, triglicerídeos e glicemia de jejum (p>0,05). Quanto aos sintomas climatéricos, as mulheres na pósmenopausa apresentaram mais queixas de fogachos e ressecamento vaginal (de moderado a extremamente severo) (p=0,056 e p=0,007, respectivamente) e significância marginal em relação aos problemas sexuais (p=0,086). O IMC, os triglicerídeos séricos e a glicemia de jejum foram positivamente correlacionados à circunferência da cintura, massa corporal, massa adiposa, massa magra e gorduras androides e ginoide. Colesterol HDL foi negativamente relacionado à circunferência da cintura, massa corporal, massa adiposa, massa magra e gordura androide. A escala visual analógica de apetite foi positivamente relacionada a humor deprimido, problemas sexuais e fogachos. Conclusões: Não houve diferenças estatisticamente significativas quanto à massa corporal total, gordura androide e ginoide, conteúdo mineral ósseo, massa magra, consumo calórico, triglicerídeos e glicemia de jejum, possivelmente, porque no início da pós-menopausa as possíveis modificações na composição corporal não sejam impactantes, o que permite considerar esse período como uma janela de oportunidade para intervenções precoces direcionadas ao estilo de vida, prevenindo-se agravos como perfil aterogênico e aumento do risco cardiovascular. / Objetives: To evaluate the effect of menopausal transition on body composition, abdominal fat distribution, body mass index, waist-hip circumference, percentages of android, gynoid and android/gynoid fats ratio, total daily caloric intake and the level of physical activity of climacteric women. Model: A cross-sectional study with climacteric women recruited by electronic and printed media and carried out from March 2014 to October 2015. Place: Clinical Research Center of Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre (CPC/HCPA), RS/Brazil. Sample: The sample consisted of pre and postmenopausal women aged between 44 and 52 years. Measures of evaluation: The instruments used were: the Executive Summary of the Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop + 10 (STRAW +10, for the classification of women in relation to menopausal staging); 24- hour food recall (to measure food consumption); a semi-structured questionnaire on aspects of health, life habits, family and socioeconomic parameters; the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ – short version, for the measurement of physical activity of the last week); the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS, to quantify the severity of menopausal symptoms), anthropometric assessments (height, weight, body mass index – BMI, waist circumference and hip circumference); Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA, to evaluate body composition, estimates of leand and fat mass); and the Visual Analogue Appetite Scale (to quantify the level of hunger). Blood samples were collected for the analysis of female hormone levels (estradiol and follicle-stimulating – FSH) and biochemical parameters of metabolism (total cholesterol and triglyceride fractions – HDL, LDL – and fasting glycemia). The database was entered and analyzed in SPSS version 18.0. Univariate tests (Student’s t test and Mann-Whitney test) were applied for comparisons of means/medians between groups, according to the normality of the continuous variable by the Shapiro-Wilk test. Distribution analyzes (Chi-Square with adjusted residual values) were applied for comparisons of frequencies of categorical variables between the groups. Spearman’s correlations were applied among all analyzed variables. The level of significance adopted for all analyzes was set at 5%. Results: A total of 114 women, pre-menopausal women (n=60) with median age [95% Confidence Interval – CI] of 47.5[47.01–48.35] years and postmenopausal women (n=54) with median age [95%CI] of 49.0[48.29–49.56]. Postmenopausal time median [95%CI] time was of 1.50[1.63–2.41] years and premenopausal women were classified as -3b, according to the STRAW + 10 criteria. The majority of participants had high school education (35.96% and 39.47%, respectively), was single or without partner (57.02%), non-smoker (97.37%) and did not consume alcohol (57.89%). Regarding BMI, they were categorized as either eutrophic (31.86%) or obese (40.71%), without hypertensive (98.25%), thyroid (97.37%) or cardiovascular (100.0%) diseases. In relation to physical activity, the majority of women had an active level (51.75%). In the evalution of appetite, postmenopausal women had higher scores than premenopausal women (p=0.013). Total cholesterol and HDL levels were higher in postmenopausal women (p=0.040 and p≤0.0001, respectively). There were no statistical differences between the groups regarding total body mass, android and gynoid fats, bone mineral content, lean mass, caloric intake, triglycerides and fasting glycemia (p>0.05). Considering the climacteric symptoms, postmenopausal women presented more complaints of hot flashes and vaginal dryness (moderate to extremely severe, p=0.056 and p=0.007, respectively) and marginal significance in relation to sexual problems (p=0.086). BMI, serum triglycerides, and fasting glycemia were positively correlated with waist circumference, body mass, adipose mass, lean mass, android and gynoid fats. HDL cholesterol was negatively related to waist circumference, body mass, adipose mass, lean mass and android fat. The visual analogue scale of appetite was positively related to depressive mood, sexual problems and hot flashes. Conclusions: There were no statistically significant differences in total body mass, android and gynoid fats, bone mineral content, lean mass, caloric intake, triglycerides and fasting glycemia, possible because at the the beginning of postmenopausal period the possible changes in body composition are not impacting, which allows us to consider this period as a time window of opportunity for early interventions directed to lifestyle, preventing ailments such as atherogenic profile.
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Antioxidantes restauram alterações provocadas pela ovariectomia no fígado de ratas

Schuller, Ártur Krumberg January 2016 (has links)
A ovariectomia bilateral em ratas é um dos modelos experimentais utilizados para se analisar a menopausa e as possíveis estratégias para amenizar os efeitos deletérios desta condição. A suplementação da dieta com antioxidantes vem sendo utilizada para diminuir o risco de estresse oxidativo, que está aumentado na menopausa. Nesse estudo, foram analisados os efeitos do ácido lipoico (AL) e dos ômegas-3 (ácido docosahexaenóico (DHA) e ácido eicosapentaenóico (EPA)) no fígado, através da suplementação da dieta de ratas ovariectomizadas. O ácido lipoico foi escolhido em virtude da sua capacidade antioxidante, pela conhecida característica de ser cofator de enzimas chave no metabolismo celular e por inibir alguns mecanismos pró- inflamatórios. Essas características são importantes em virtude da disfunção mitocondrial e do aumento dos níveis de citocinas inflamatórias, que estão presentes após a menopausa. Os demais ácidos graxos poli-insaturados foram utilizados por possuírem alta capacidade antioxidante e estarem bem estabelecidos como protetores endoteliais. Além disso, também exercem efeitos anti-inflamatórios e são capazes de normalizar os níveis de lipídios na circulação sanguínea. Os resultados demonstram que o ácido lipoico é capaz de atuar no fígado e recuperar a atividade da enzima fumarase e a atividade das enzimas antioxidantes superóxido dismutase mitocondrial (MnSOD) e glutationa peroxidase (GPx), além de diminuir o dano oxidativo em proteínas e manter os níveis de malondialdeído (MDA) semelhantes ao grupo controle. No entanto, não exerceu influência na atividade da superóxido dismutase citosólica (CuZnSOD). A suplementação com DHA e EPA restaurou os níveis das duas classes de superóxidos dismutase, mas, não conseguiu restaurar a atividade da GPx e da fumarase. Os níveis de proteínas danificadas foram menores em todos os animais suplementados com ômega-3 em relação ao grupo controle e ao grupo ovariectomizado sem suplementação. Além disso, os suplementos também atuaram na redução dos níveis de nitritos e nitratos pois possuem propriedades anti-inflamatórias, sobretudo o ácido lipoico, que inibe a oxido nítrico sintase induzível (ONi) de macrófagos. Os níveis de vitamina C não apresentaram diferença entre os grupos SHAM, OVX, AL e DHA. Mas, o grupo EPA apresentou níveis de vitamina C inferiores aos dos grupos SHAM e OVX. Além disso, os níveis de vitamina E se mostraram inferiores nos grupos suplementados com os ácidos graxos poli-insaturados de cadeia longa. Neste trabalho, os antioxidantes assumiram um papel importante na diminuição do dano oxidativo e na recuperação da atividade de enzimas importantes na homeostase celular, alterações essas, causadas pela diminuição drástica dos níveis de estrogênio no modelo de menopausa. / The bilateral ovariectomy in rats is one of the experimental models used to analyze the menopause and possible strategies to mitigate the deleterious effects of this condition. Dietary supplementation with antioxidants has been used to decrease the risk of oxidative stress, which is increased in menopause. In this study, it was analyzed the effects of lipoic acid (LA) and the omega -3 (docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)) in the liver, through dietary supplementation of ovariectomized rats. The lipoic acid was chosen because of its antioxidant capacity, its known characteristic of being cofactor for key enzymes in cellular metabolism, and inhibition of some proinflammatory mechanisms. These characteristics are important because of mitochondrial dysfunction and increased levels of inflammatory cytokines, that are present after menopause. The other polyunsaturated fatty acids were used due to their high antioxidant capacity and well established endothelial protective role. Furthermore, they also exert anti-inflammatory effects and are able to normalize the lipid levels in the bloodstream. The results showed that lipoic acid is capable of acting in the liver and recover the activities of the fumarase enzyme and the antioxidant enzymes mitochondrial superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and reducing oxidative damage of proteins and maintaining the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) similar to the control group. However, lipoic acid had no influence on the activity of cytosolic superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD). Supplementation with DHA and EPA restored the levels of both classes of superoxide dismutase, but was unable to restore the activity of GPx and fumarase. The levels of damaged proteins were lower in all animals supplemented with omega -3 when compared to the sham and ovariectomized groups without supplementation. Also, the supplements were active in reducing levels of nitrites and nitrates, since they have anti -inflammatory properties, especially lipoic acid, which inhibits nitric oxide synthase inducible (iNOS) of macrophages. Vitamin C levels did not differ between the SHAM, LA, OVX and DHA groups. But the EPA group presented lower levels of vitamin C than those of SHAM and OVX groups. Nonetheless, levels of vitamin E was inferior in the groups supplemented with long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. In this work, antioxidants played an important role in reducing oxidative damage and assists recovery of the activity of important enzymes in cellular homeostasis, changes caused by the drastic decrease in estrogen levels in menopausal model.

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