Beneficios de los fitoestrógenos en pacientes con climaterio y menopausia

Abstract

The climacteric and menopause are inevitable stages in the life of the entire female population, linked to hormonal and reproductive changes, which generally occur between 45 and 55 years of age. These physiological periods can be accompanied by various symptoms, such as difficulty concentrating, weight gain, fatigue, mood alterations and vasomotor disorders, among others. Vasomotor syndromes have been considered the essential sign of perimenopausal estrogen deficiency; They include hot flashes, night sweats and sleep disorders, becoming one of the main reasons why women going through their climacteric or menopause go to a doctor’s office. Currently, we have more therapeutic options than before, phytoestrogens are a group of plant components, which are obtained mainly from legumes and receive their name from the similarity that their activity has with that of human estrogens themselves, showing promising results. in the therapy of climacteric and menopausal patients. For this year 2023, it is estimated that approximately 1.5 million of Ecuadorian women Willi belong to the age group of 45 to 55 years, and would be going through perimenopause, making it necessary to propose a therapeutic approach to prevent adverse symptoms and treaty the syndromes they present, with fewer side effects.