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Training or EPT in perimenopause on balance and flushes
Ingrid Bergström1, Britt-Marie Landgren, Illmari Pyykkö
1Center for Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden. ingrid.b.bergstrom@karolinska.se
Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
|May 9, 2007
Summary
Perimenopausal women
Area of Science:
- Gerontology and Women's Health
Background:
- Postural balance declines with age, increasing fall and fracture risks.
- Menopause-related estrogen loss may contribute to balance impairment.
- Physical exercise shows potential benefits for postural balance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate balance function in perimenopausal women.
- To assess the impact of estrogen plus progesterone therapy (EPT) on balance.
- To evaluate the effects of aerobic training on perimenopausal balance.
Main Methods:
- Sixty perimenopausal women were randomized into three groups: physical training, EPT, or control.
- The study duration was 18 months.
- Postural stability was assessed using a force platform every three months.
Main Results:
- Estrogen plus progesterone therapy (EPT) improved 3 out of 6 balance parameters after 18 months.
- Aerobic training effects on balance were not explicitly detailed in the provided text, but it was one of the interventions.
- The control group's balance changes were not specified.
Conclusions:
- Estrogen plus progesterone therapy (EPT) demonstrates a positive effect on specific postural balance parameters in perimenopausal women.
- Further research may be needed to fully elucidate the impact of aerobic training versus EPT on menopausal balance.
- Maintaining balance function during perimenopause is crucial for fall prevention.
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