[Quality life in climateric women with and without hormonal replacement therapy?].

OBJECTIVE: To compare quality of life in climacterical women with and without hormone replacement therapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional analytical study was carried out in the Family Medicine Unit number 61 in Veracruz, Veracruz. There were chosen 102 women between 40 and 60 years old. There were two groups: the first one with 51 patients with hormone replacement therapy during the last year; the second one with 51 patients who are not in hormone replacement therapy. Coop/wonca charts were used to measure quality of life. A complementary questionnaire related to climacteric period and menopause was answered by both groups. Statistical test with chi2 was carried out. RESULTS: Health condition and satisfactory sexual life were improved in patients with hormone replacement therapy (30 versus 19, p = 0.007; and 40 cases versus 30, p = 0.04, respectively). No significantly differences were found in six from seven coop/wonca charts. CONCLUSIONS: There were no impact results in climacteric and menopause women. However, a better health condition and satisfactory sexual life were observed in patients with hormonal replacement therapy.