[Climacterium in the woman professionally employed in agriculture]. / Uber das Klimakterium der in der Landwirtschaft berufstätigen Frau.

ABSTRACT

Social-gynecological investigations of 1500 women working in different groups of Agricultural Cooperative Production of German Democratic Republic make it possible, to give a review on the occurrence and the treatment of climacterical diseases. Possible relations between working-groups, working-form, professional qualification and frequenzy of climacterical diseases are demonstrated. Finally fitness of working woman in climacteric is pointing out.

ABSTRACT

PIP A study of 337 women, 41-60 years of age, who are employed in the agricultural industry in East Germany is presented. 59.6% of these women went through menopause without difficulty. Women involved in administration showed a lower incidence of menopausal disorders. Also, women with professional qualifications had a significantly lower incidence of menopausal disorders. The number of women between 40 and 60 among working women has increased 34% in recent years.