All India Congress of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 04–08 Jan 2009 · Birla Auditorium, Jaipur

Objectives: To assess age of menopause in Indian women & to find out awareness & incidence of various climacteric symptoms in menopausal women & its relation to factors like SE class, education etc. Methods: The study included menopausal women coming to OPD of department of obstetrics and gynecology over a period of one year. Results : Age of menopause ranged between 36-55 yrs. The awareness & incidence of climacteric symptoms was more in middle & high SE class women & educated women Conclusion: There is less awareness & incidence of menopausal symptoms in Indian women as compared to western population. Health care personnel should be more sensitive in dealing with such women.