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Background and purpose: Despite multiple interactions between diabetes melitus and reproductive function, little studies compare the natural history of menstrual cycles and reproductive functions in women with and without type II diabetes.
Methods and materials: To compare these characteristics, a retrospective, descriptive, epidemiological study was conducted on women with cessation of menstruation for at least one year at the end of reproductive years who were aged 40 years and over and was living in Birjand in 2002. The standard cluster sampling technique was used and a total 810 menopausal women were recruited from nine health care centers. Data were collected using an interviewing questionnaire. Overt Diabetes was determined by history taking. Statistical measures were t and chi-square test.
Results: Of the total 810 samples, the complete questionnaire was obtained from 807 subjects. Of the total at postmenopausal age subjects, 98 (12%) were classified as diabetic and 709 (88%) nondiabetic. The mean age in total population was 58.91±8.4, with mean age of 47.19±5.31 years at menopause. Mean age at menopause was 48.5±5.53 in diabetic and 47±5.27 in non-diabetic (p
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