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Women, Work, and Menopause

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Women, Work, and Health

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Menopause occurs in American women at an average age of 51. At this time in their lives a majority of today’s women work outside the home for pay at least part-time, if not full-time (McKinlay, 1988). There is considerable evidence that women who are working experience fewer symptoms at menopause and are better able to cope with the stresses of family and relationships. On the other hand, there are almost no studies of work performance and the effects of menopausal symptoms or related disease conditions; yet there is reason to believe that many women are negatively affected.

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  1. Obstetrics and Gynecology and Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, USA

    Philip M. Sarrel

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, S-106 91, Sweden

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  2. Prevention Sciences Group, School od Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA

    Margaret Chesney

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Sarrel, P.M. (1991). Women, Work, and Menopause. In: Frankenhaeuser, M., Lundberg, U., Chesney, M. (eds) Women, Work, and Health. The Plenum Series on Stress and Coping. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3712-0_12

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