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Climacteric symptoms and stress management techniques in peri- and early postmenopausal women

Armeni Eleni , Augoulea Areti , Palaiologou Anastasia , Christidi Foteini , Soureti Anastasia , Alexandrou Andreas , Panoulis Konstantinos , Chroussos Georgios , Zervas Ioannis , Lambrinoudaki Irene

Introduction: The hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian and/or adrenal axis as well as the autonomous nervous system affect significantly the intensity of menopausal symptoms Pre-existing levels of stress may affect the individual perception of menopausal symptoms. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a structured stress management program to reduce levels of stress and severity of climacteric symptoms, in a sample of middle-aged Greek women.Methods: The sample...