ArticleJournal of virus eradication2016
Ageing and menopause considerations for women with HIV in the UK.
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- Menopause and suicide: A systematic review.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
- A resiliency intervention adapted for older women with HIV: Results from a pilot randomized controlled trial in the northeastern US.Journal of health psychology · 2025Trial
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- Examining suicidality in relation to the menopause: A systematic review.PLOS mental health · 2024Article
- Prevalence of pain in women living with HIV aged 45-60: associated factors and impact on patient-reported outcomes.AIDS care · 2023Article
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- Menopause care in women living with HIV in the UK - A review.Journal of virus eradication · 2022Review
- Ethnic inequalities in mental health and socioeconomic status among older women living with HIV: results from the PRIME Study.Sexually transmitted infections · 2022Observational
- Allopregnanolone and neuroHIV: Potential benefits of neuroendocrine modulation in the era of antiretroviral therapy.Journal of neuroendocrinology · 2022Review
- How do women living with HIV experience menopause? Menopausal symptoms, anxiety and depression according to reproductive age in a multicenter cohort.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Associations of menopausal age with virological outcomes and engagement in care among women living with HIV in the UK.HIV research & clinical practice · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesTreatment rollout has dramatically improved life expectancy for people with HIV and AIDS. Women represent a substantial proportion of patients in the UK (approximately one-third of patients in care are female according to the HIV Annual Report 2014). This study examines psychosocial and biomedical issues for women diagnosed with HIV in the UK, comparing those above and below 45 years of age to examine menopause and ageing issues.
methodsConsecutive clinic attenders in a large outpatient London HIV clinic were invited to participate in the study. Data were available for 170 (68%) women. In 57 women above the age of 45 data were available regarding menopause detailed insights.
resultsCompared with women aged under 45, women >45 years old were significantly less likely to be in a relationship (
conclusionsThe vast majority of women reported experiencing a variety of physical and psychological menopause-related symptoms and there was a high suicide ideation rate in both groups of women. Over half of the group of menopausal women recorded distressing symptoms such as hot flushes, sweating, decreased sexual desire, back pain, night sweats, avoiding intimacy, involuntary urination and skin changes, yet few sought help. Age-specific, psychosexual and menopause services should be routinely available for women with HIV.
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