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Background <p>This study aimed to investigate the predictors of the severity of menopause symptoms in western Iran. In 2024, a cross-sectional study was conducted over a Ten-month and twenty-one-day period on 200 Menopausewomen at comprehensive health service centers in Hamadan, a city in western Iran.</p> Methods <p>Measurements used in this study were include demographic characteristics, the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), menopausal rating scale (MRS) and Linda berg. Predictors of MRS scores in menopausal women were assessed using multivariate linear regression.</p> Results <p>The duration of menopause showed a positive but non-significant association with MRS scores (β = 0.26, 95% CI   − 0.16 to 0.68, <i>p</i> = 0.20). The number of alive children also exhibited a positive association (β = 0.38, 95% CI −0.08 to 0.84), though this was not statistically significant (<i>p</i> = 0.11). In contrast, total FSFI scores were significantly negatively associated with MRS scores (β = −0.41, 95% CI −0.64 to −0.19, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.001), suggesting that better sexual function correlates with lower menopausal symptoms. Additionally, sexual satisfaction had a marginally significant negative association with MRS scores (β = −0.10, 95% CI −0.20 to 0.005, <i>p</i> = 0.05), further indicating that higher satisfaction is linked to reduced menopausal symptom severity.</p> Conclusion <p>The present study revealed that the severity of menopausal symptoms has broad impacts on women’s sexual function and satisfaction. The positive correlation between sexual satisfaction and FSFI, as well as the negative correlation with MRS, indicates that improving sexual function can lead to increased sexual satisfaction and a reduction in menopausal symptoms.</p>

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Predictors of the Severity of Menopause Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study in Western Iran

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    2025年10月30日

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  • Zahra Asali,
  • Sara Abdoli,
  • Salman Khazaei,
  • Ensiyeh Jenabi

摘要

Background

This study aimed to investigate the predictors of the severity of menopause symptoms in western Iran. In 2024, a cross-sectional study was conducted over a Ten-month and twenty-one-day period on 200 Menopausewomen at comprehensive health service centers in Hamadan, a city in western Iran.

Methods

Measurements used in this study were include demographic characteristics, the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), menopausal rating scale (MRS) and Linda berg. Predictors of MRS scores in menopausal women were assessed using multivariate linear regression.

Results

The duration of menopause showed a positive but non-significant association with MRS scores (β = 0.26, 95% CI   − 0.16 to 0.68, p = 0.20). The number of alive children also exhibited a positive association (β = 0.38, 95% CI −0.08 to 0.84), though this was not statistically significant (p = 0.11). In contrast, total FSFI scores were significantly negatively associated with MRS scores (β = −0.41, 95% CI −0.64 to −0.19, p < 0.001), suggesting that better sexual function correlates with lower menopausal symptoms. Additionally, sexual satisfaction had a marginally significant negative association with MRS scores (β = −0.10, 95% CI −0.20 to 0.005, p = 0.05), further indicating that higher satisfaction is linked to reduced menopausal symptom severity.

Conclusion

The present study revealed that the severity of menopausal symptoms has broad impacts on women’s sexual function and satisfaction. The positive correlation between sexual satisfaction and FSFI, as well as the negative correlation with MRS, indicates that improving sexual function can lead to increased sexual satisfaction and a reduction in menopausal symptoms.