{"title":"An Exploration of the Mental Health impact among Menopausal Women: The MARIE Project Protocol (International Arm)","authors":"Gayathri Delanerolle, Heitor Cavalini, Julie Taylor, Sharron Hinchliff, Vikram Talaulikar, Zukiswa Zingela, Teck-Hock Toh, Xiu-Sing Wong, Kim-Yen Lee, Jeffrey Soon-Yit Lee, Sanghamitra Pati, Nirmala Rathnayake, Thamudi Sundarappeuma, Tharanga Mudalige, Lanka Dasanayake, Damayanthi Dasanayake, Vindya Pathiraja, Prasanna Herath, Om Kurmi, Ashish Shetty, Muhammed Irfan, Rabia Kareem, Helen Kemp, Subrata Kumar Palo, George Uchenna Eleje, Bellington Vwalika, Wenjing Zhao, Jian Qing Shi, Peter Phiri","doi":"10.1101/2023.11.26.23299012","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<strong>Introduction</strong> Menopause is characterised by the ending of the menstrual cycle as part of a natural process. However, menopause can also be caused by other health conditions, such as premature ovarian failure or cancers that may have led to an oophorectomy or a radical hysterectomy. The physiological and psychological mechanisms linked to menopause across all age groups, races and ethnicities are not well understood. The paucity of data could reduce the advancement of optimal clinical practice, leading to reduced quality of life for women. To better explore and assess menopause, we have designed the <strong>MenopAuse mental hEalth Rating (MARiE)</strong> tool.","PeriodicalId":501409,"journal":{"name":"medRxiv - Obstetrics and Gynecology","volume":"32 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"medRxiv - Obstetrics and Gynecology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.26.23299012","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Introduction Menopause is characterised by the ending of the menstrual cycle as part of a natural process. However, menopause can also be caused by other health conditions, such as premature ovarian failure or cancers that may have led to an oophorectomy or a radical hysterectomy. The physiological and psychological mechanisms linked to menopause across all age groups, races and ethnicities are not well understood. The paucity of data could reduce the advancement of optimal clinical practice, leading to reduced quality of life for women. To better explore and assess menopause, we have designed the MenopAuse mental hEalth Rating (MARiE) tool.