Atención integral a las mujeres de edad mediana / Integral care of middle-age women

Los objetivos de esta investigación fueron: identificar en el área de salud las características socio-culturales de las mujeres climatéricas y relacionarlos con la sintomatología de este periodo. Determinar la morbilidad oculta de enfermedades crónicas y de la esfera ginecológica en las mujeres de edad mediana para relacionarlo con la sintomatología del climaterio. Aplicar el tratamiento de sostén inicial (TSI) y evaluar sus respuestas. Se realizó un estudio prospectivo, descriptivo y aplicado en la consulta de Climaterio y Menopausia del municipio Cerro durante 6 años para la atención de la mujer en edad mediana, se confeccionó una planilla como historia clínica para la recogida de datos del examen físico clínico, completo; se precisa la edad en que aparece la menopausia, el nivel socioeconómico de las mujeres atendidas y se indica un primer tratamiento de sostén inicial (TSI) para educar y controlar los síntomas que aquejan las pacientes. Se logran buenos resultados con esta alternativa de tratamiento y solo un bajo por ciento necesitan utilizar el tratamiento hormonal de reemplazo (THR). Se inician después los estudios complementarios de acuerdo al método clínico inicial para precisar la morbilidad oculta de las mujeres de la edad mediana

The objectives of present research were: to identify in the health area the sociocultural features of the climacteric women and to relate them to the symptomatology of this period, to determine the hidden morbidity of chronic diseases and the gynecological sphere in middle-age women to relate it to climacterium symptomatology, to apply the initial support treatment (IST) and to assess its responses. A descriptive and prospective study was conducted and to apply it in the Climacterium and Menopause consultation of Cerro municipality during 6 years for care of middle-age woman and a form as medical record to collect data of the whole clinical physical examination; the age of menopause onset is specified, the socioeconomic level of women seen and a first initial support treatment (IST) is prescribed to educate and to control the symptoms suffered by patients. With this treatment alternative good results were achieved and only a low percentage needs to use replacement hormonotherapy (RHT). After, the complementary studies are started according to the initial clinical method to specify exactly the hidden morbidity of middle-age women

Osteopenia en cirrosis biliar primaria: estudio en 20 pacientes / Osteopenia in primary biliary cirrhosis: study in 20 patients

We studied 20 female patients, aged 51 ñ 13.6 years old, with the diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) to assess osteopenia, main involved sites and its relation to menopause, some parameters of mineral metabolism and the degree of histological liver involvement. The diagnosis of PBC was based in histological, clinical and laboratory features. Bone densitometry was measured with dual-photon densitometer and compared with values of a normal female population from the laboratory. When compared to controls, studied patients had a significantly lower lumbar spine bonedensity and total bone mineral content and a non significantly lower density in femoral neck and total body. Serum calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, PTH and urinary calcium/creatinine ratio were within normal limits. Lumbar spine density was no significantly lower in patients with more severe liver histological involvement and in postmenopausal women. No correlation was found between the duration of postmenopausal period and the degree of osteopenia. It is concluded that patients with PBC have a clear lumbar spine osteopenia and a lower total mineral content and that these parameters worsen in a non significant fashion in subjects along with liver histological involvement and with the length of post menopausal period