Healthy Tips for Women: Women are at a higher risk of dementia during menopause. Women need to take some important precautions, such as reducing stress, getting good sleep, doing yoga, etc.
Women Dementia: Women suffering from many physical problems during menopause are at a higher risk of dementia. According to an estimate, about 80 percent of women have problems related to menopause (cessation of menstruation) and the more the symptoms, the greater the risk of dementia.
Research done on data of 896 menopausal women
This was revealed in a study conducted by the University of Calgary, Canada. Researchers researched the data of 896 menopausal women. This was an online research on health problems. Women informed the researchers about their perimenopausal symptoms. Their cognitive function was measured using the Everyday Cognition Scale (a scale to measure everyday functioning) and the Mild Behavioral Impairment Checklist. In which higher levels indicated severe symptoms. Women who had more menopausal symptoms had higher results in cognitive tests and this was not good for health.
University of Calgary report
This report from the University of Calgary was published in the Public Library of Science One journal. The findings found that menopause-related symptoms were associated with behavioral changes (mild behavioral impairment or MBI). MBI is a syndrome that is increasingly recognized as an early indicator of dementia risk. Which highlights the need to consider not only cognitive changes, but also mood, social interaction and personality changes that emerge and persist in postmenopausal life.
What did the research reveal?
According to the research, although hormone therapy was not significantly associated with cognitive function, it did show a significant link to fewer MBI symptoms, highlighting the need for research into the potential role of hormone therapy in long-term brain health. Interestingly, participants who reported using estrogen-based hormone therapy during perimenopause did not have as severe MBI symptoms.
whether the symptoms cause a change in health
The researchers acknowledged several limitations of the study. The study is cross-sectional, meaning it captures a snapshot in time rather than tracking changes over the years. This means it can only identify links between menopause symptoms and cognitive and behavioral health, but cannot determine whether symptoms directly cause changes in brain health. However, this research reinforces that menopause is as much a neurological change as it is a hormonal change.
