ABSTRACT
Different studies emphasize the cultural differences in attitudes to women in menopause. For example, women from northern India, who are meticulously separated from the men during their fertile years, are less restricted during menopause and are allowed to move around the village with more freedom. In 1985, members of the International Menopause Society met in France and formulated a milder opinion: “Menopause occurs around the age of 51 and presents a transition period from a state of fertility to a state of infertility.” Additional studies have been conducted aiming to explain why premenopausal women are more protected from breathing disturbances at night than women in menopause, when there is no doubt that there is a connection to the hormonal changes that occur at this age. Women suffer from depression twice as much as men, and during menopause, the frequency leaps to almost four times in comparison with men. Approximately 30%–35% of women in menopause will suffer from depression and anxiety.
