Survey Of Medical Care Personnel Cognition On Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy In Jiuquan City

Objective To investigate the knowledge and perception of hormone replacement therapy(HRT)as treatment,and to survey the prevalence of peri-menopausal syndrome among medical care personnel of Jiuquan city,aiming to provide evidence for further reproductive health care in middle-aged and elderly services.Method 260 women aged from 40 to 60 among Jiuquan medical personnel were included in this cross-sectional study.Through questionnaire survey,the data about awareness,current usage,demand concerning HRT and the prevalence of peri-menopausal syndrome was collected.Results The mean age of menopause was 46.8±4.1 years old in this population.16.92%of interviewees thought they knew about HRT.64.62%of them desired to know more information related to HRT.14.62%of them would like to recommend this regimen to patients suffering peri-menopausal syndrome.43.24%of them were against to HRT,who thought that menopause as aging process and it was unnecessary to interfere with hormone.11.54%of them had used HRT,but only 0.96%among them took HRT more than 9 months.The major cause(58.33%)of stopping HRT is worried about side effects.62.5%of them suffered from peri-menopausal syndromes,insomnia(65.4%),fatigue(63.46%),arthralgia(62.50%),irritability(54.81%)and headache(36.54%)are the most prevalent menopausal symptoms.Conclusions In this survey,the prevalence of awareness of HRT,usage of HRT,recommendation on HRT as effective regimen for peri-menopausal symptom are poor and limited.Insomnia,fatigue,arthralgia,irritability and headache are the most prevalent menopausal symptoms.