Specifics of Menopause, Awareness and Quality of Life of Women Living in Urban and Rural Areas

Aim. To analyze the awareness of menopause-related issues among the female population. Key points. Domestic and foreign scientific literature was analyzed using the following keywords: menopause, menopausal syndrome, premenopause, postmenopause, quality of life, rural population, urban population. The review is based on the following databases: Pubmed, MedLine, The Cochrane Library, CyberLeninka, Elibrary.ru and others. The material is based on the data of review articles, clinical studies, meta-analyses. Various aspects of menopause, especially its impact on women's quality of life and long-term consequences of estrogen deficiency (cardiometabolic risks, osteoprosis, etc.) require close attention of researchers. Conclusion. Women living in rural areas tend to be less aware of the peculiarities of the course of menopause, its impact on quality of life and long-term consequences of estrogen deficiency. The results of the conducted search demonstrate the relationship between living conditions, availability of information, medical care and peculiarities of peri-/postmenopause period. The urgent tasks of doctors are to raise awareness of patients and timely prevention of complications of the menopausal period. Keywords: menopause, menopausal syndrome, premenopause, postmenopause, quality of life, rural population, urban population.