Menopause is a natural stage of life typically occurs in between the ages of 40 and 60 years. Each year, approximately 25 million women worldwide go through menopause. The World Health Organization(2012) estimates that there are 2 billion in worldwide who suffering from postmenopausal symptoms. This study is conducted to assess the postmenopausal symptoms among women selected villages, Nellore. Quantitative approach and descriptive research design were selected to conduct a study among 30 menopausal women from Saraswathi Nagar village selected by convenient sampling technique. Data was collected by using observational checklist. The study showed that among 30
postmenopausal women 1 (4%) had mild, 27(90%) had moderate and 2(6%) had severe postmenopausal symptoms.
Key words: Menopause, Postmenopausal symptoms.
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