EC Gynaecology

Menopause spans one third of a woman’s life with the worst symptoms experienced in perimenopause. More than three-quarters of the world's population lives on two continents, Asia and Africa. The majority of women in the Afro-Asian region consider menopause a natural phenomenon and develop a positive attitude to it, despite significant unmet needs for the proper management of this phase. This region is highly affected by variations in menopause onset age and life expectancy, demographic shifts, and social attitudes toward menopause. The lack of proper knowledge about menopause, social attitudes towards symptoms and sexuality, and restricted access to healthcare including decreased use of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) by women highlights the urgent need for multi-disciplinary menopause clinics in the Afro-Asian region for healthcare and MHT.

 Keywords: Menopause; Africa; Asia; Attitudes; Knowledge; Sexuality

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