Efek susu skim yang disuplementasi Isoflavon kedelai dan Zn ("Sususmeno") terhadap sindrom menopause

Abstract

Premenopause is part of natural aging process in women indicated by the decrease of ovarial estrogen production, end usually followed by development of menopausal syndrome. Susumeno, skim milk fortified with 100 mg of soy isoflavone and 8 mg of Zn was given to premenopausal women for decreqsing menop~usal syndrome. This research aimed to evaluate the effect of susumeno on menopausal syndrome in premenopausal women. About 33 premenopausal women aged 43-52 years old in Puwokerto were choosen as respsndent. Their menopausal syndrome were identified by using questioner. The answers were scored from 1 to 5 ; i.e., 7 = not detected; 2 = less detected; 3 = mildly detected; 4 = detected; 5 = much detected. It was revealed that some of menopausal syndromes had significantly decreased, especially vaginal dryness from less detectad to not detect& (p:0,01); fatigue from mildly detected to not detectad (p=4,07E-05); mindless from mildly detected to not detected (p=0,022); and dyspareunia from less detected to not detected (p=0,036).