Women at Higher Risk of Dementia: According to a research by the University of Calgary, Canada, women suffering from diseases due to menopause have a higher risk of dementia.
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 and the more the symptoms, the greater the risk of dementia. This was revealed in a research conducted by the University of Calgary, Canada. Researchers analyzed the data of 896 menopausal women. This was an online research on health related problems.
Research was done on 896 menopausal women.
The women informed the researchers about their perimenopausal symptoms. Their cognitive function was measured using the Everyday Cognition Scale and the Mild Behavioral Impairment Checklist, in which high levels indicated severe symptoms. Women who had more menopausal symptoms had worse results in cognitive tests, which was not good for health.
This report of 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 sign of dementia risk, pointing to the need to consider not only cognitive changes, but also mood, social interaction and personality changes that emerge and persist in postmenopausal life.
Research found..
According to the researchers, 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, MBI-related symptoms were not as severe in participants who reported using estrogen-based hormone therapy during perimenopause.
Cross-sectional
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.
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