Experiences of hot flashes, urinary incontinence and mood among South Asian American women: the MASALA study
Women of South Asian ancestry reported an earlier recalled age at natural menopause than the average age of 52 years reported in the USA. The burden of hot flashes of any intensity, urinary and mood disturbances suggested distinct postmenopause experiences.
Authors
- Xiru Lyu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3962-5257)
- Riva Tauman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6574-3601)
- Alison J. Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6344-7211)
- Alka M. Kanaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8903-1457)
- Galit Levi Dunietz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7240-4923)
- Alexa Kelman
Institutions
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (IL)
- SleepMed (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Climacteric
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13697137.2025.2480584
- Primary Topic
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute