Perimenopausal and Menopausal Women's Attitudes Towards Estrogen Administration: The Greek Case

Speaker(s)

Georgi C1, Pappa A2, Kouvelas D3
1Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2Hellenic Menopause Society, Athens, Greece, 3Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Medicine, Athens, Greece

Presentation Documents

OBJECTIVES: As Europe’s population ages more and more women will spend an increasingly large part of their lives in menopause. Significant health risks avoidance and reduced menopausal symptoms are associated with estrogen replacement during menopause. At the same time there is an established perception among many women that estrogen administration will create additional health issues rather than simply treating menopausal symptoms. The purpose of this research is to record the attitude of menopausal Greek women towards hormone replacement during menopause.

METHODS: To conduct our research, we created a questionnaire based on published literature. All scales were 5-point Likert and in all of them the highest score corresponded to the highest degree of agreement with the statements. We used Eu Survey platform as an online tool for our research and collaborated with the Hellenic Menopause Society, for questionnaire distribution.

RESULTS: We have collected 187 questionnaires, between 5 and 30 May 2024. From the analysis of the questionnaires, it was found that two groups are formed, those who were in favor and those who were opposed to of the use of estrogens.

In the overall population of our research, the lowest score 1.60 was found in the statement “I use estrogen substitution” and the highest one, 3.56, in “I believe that estrogen is generally responsible for cancers."
It makes an impression that the two groups score almost the same in two factors “Phytoestrogens are very important for dealing with menopause” with 3.35 to those opposed and with 3.48 to supporters and “I believe that estrogen is generally responsible for cancers” with 3.67 and 3.47 respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: In general, Greek women hold ambiguous opinions about estrogen administration during menopause and more research should be conducted to get a clearer picture of what they believe and why.

Code

PCR148

Topic

Epidemiology & Public Health, Patient-Centered Research

Topic Subcategory

Patient Behavior and Incentives, Patient-reported Outcomes & Quality of Life Outcomes, Public Health

Disease

Drugs