Autonomic reactivity in premenopausal, perimenopausal and postmenopausal Women
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
The autonomic nervous system controls most of the visceral functions of the body through the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nerve fibers. In postmenopausal women, the risk of cardiovascular diseases gradually increases and alterations in autonomic nerve functions commonly affect cardiac vagal control. In women, the withdrawal of the hormones in the perimenopausal and the menopausal period is gradual. The present study was aimed to assess the autonomic functions in premenopausal, perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. This study was conducted on 210 women volunteers, who were divided into three groups of 70 each, namely Group I (premenopausal), Group II (perimenopausal) and Group III (postmenopausal). The sympathetic function tests performed were blood pressure, blood pressure response to standing (orthostasis) and the isometric handgrip strength test (IHST). The parasympathetic tests conducted were standing to lying (S/L) ratio, 30:15 ratio, valsalva ratio and tachycardia ratio. All parameters were reported as mean and standard deviation. The study concluded that there is predominant sympathetic activity in postmenopausal women in comparison to premenopausal women. Parasympathetic activity altered slightly but not significantly in postmenopausal women.
Authors and Affiliations
Shivwani . , Anjali Nadir Bhat, Suresh Kotwal, Zahida Parveen
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP294046
- DOI 10.18231/2394-2126.2017.0053
- Views 43
- Downloads 0
Morphological study of anatomical variation of foramen transversarium in cervical vertebrae and its clinical implication
Introduction The Foramen Transversarium FT is a identification feature of cervical vertebrae which differentiate it from the other vertebrae It is present in the the transverse process of vertebrae Vertebral artery is pa...
Effectiveness of peers and faculty feedback on students performance
Introduction In medical education an integral and important element ofnbspteaching is feedback as it encourages and enhances the learners knowledge skills and professional performanceAims and ObjectiveTo know the effecti...
Indiscriminate ossification of ligaments in a dry adult human male pelvis– A rarity
Introduction Human pelvis exhibits sacrotuberous sacrospinous and transverse acetabular ligament performing the function of stabilisation of pelvis and hip joint respectively The ossification of this ligaments has been r...
Study of ossification in long bones of aborted human fetuses of various weeks of gestation by Alcian blue stain
Bone consists of bone cells and interstitial matrix which is further divided into organic and inorganic Four types of bone cells are present osteoprogenitor cells osteoblasts osteocytes amp osteoclasts The bones are arra...
A study of the histological and morphometric changes in jejunum of albino rats after administration of Indomethacin
Indomethacin is developed as anti-inflammatory agent and introduced for the treatment of arthritis mainly rheumatoid arthritis in 1960s.The gastrointestinal tract is main target of NSAIDs toxicity. Indomethacin is the co...