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AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF MENOPAUSE AMONG VEGETARIAN AND NON-VEGETARIAN WOMEN

Sarojini T.*, Vadivelan S., Revathi K., Nidhysriy R. G., Uma Jeyashree S., Menaka M.

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Abstract

Background: The experience of menopause is influenced by various factors including genetics and overall health. Dietary choices, such as being a vegetarian and non-vegetarian, may also have an impact on menopausal symptoms. Objective: Find the ubiquity of menopausal symptoms among vegetarian and non-vegetarian eating among the women of Vaikalmedu village, Erode, Tamilnadu. Materials and Methods: The study was governed among 15 post menopausal women from 17 August-2023 to 25 August-2023. Random sampling was done. The percentage of the individuals experiencing the symptoms was calculated by the formula (No. of individuals experiencing symptoms / Total No. of individual) × 100. Results: The mean age of attaining menopause is 47.8 years. Among the survey 13.33% was vegetarian eating women whereas 86.667% was non-vegetarian eating women. Vegetarian diets lacked few nutrients which did not increase the oestrogen and progesterone levels in women’s bodies. This resulted as the vegetarian eaters had attained the menopause on time and the non vegetarian eaters had attained the delayed menopause. Also the survey resulted prevalence of post menopausal symptoms among women were emotional problems(26.66%), lethargy(33.33%), headache(26.66%), dysuria(6.66%), fatigue(53%), weight gain(47%), joint pain(60%) and excessive sweating(20%). Conclusion: Non-vegetarian eating women are induced by their diet which results in their delayed menopause.

Keywords: Menopause, Survey, Food diet, Vegetarian, Non- vegetarian, Post menopausal symptoms, Hormones.