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Page.1 Asian Menopause Survey March 2007 Hans Rekers
VP Medical Affairs
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Page.2 Objectives To provide :
Current insights in women’s thoughts and
feelings about menopause and HRT:
Their views
Their perceptions
Their concerns
Their fears
Their beliefs
Their experiences
Their needs Today |
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Page.3 European Menopause Survey
2005 March 8th 2005 By Linda Abrams Healthcare |
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Page.4 Research design & methodology |
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Page.5 Survey on Menopause in ASIA PACIFIC Total Number of Respondents = 1000 Sample |
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Page.6 Questionnaire design Demographic profile
Attitudes, Interests and Opinions
regarding to:
Menopause
Breast
Sexual well-being Survey on Menopause in ASIA PACIFIC |
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Page.7 Findings Menopause
Breast
Sexual well-being |
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Page.8 Q17. Feeling about the menopause 46% Almost half the Asian menopausal women are affected by menopause symptoms |
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Page.9 Total (N=1000) % of women Q15 Currently experiencing or have experienced any symptoms in the past 5 years? Base: All respondents Symptoms experienced are in general mild Sleeplessness most mentioned |
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Page.10 Reasons to seek treatment in Asia |
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Page.11 Reasons to seek treatment in Europe Base: women who sought treatment for menopausal symptoms n=2721 % women |
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Page.12 Usage of treatments in Europe |
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Page.13 Usage of treatments in Asian |
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Page.14 HRT usage in Asia by country/regions % of women |
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Page.15 General feeling about HRT 48% Negative43% 9% |
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Page.16 % of women Largest hurdles preventing the use of HRT |
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Page.17 Largest hurdles preventing the use of HRT Hong Kong (N=12) Thailand (N=16) Malaysia (N=17) % of women |
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Page.18 Few women have ever considered HRT. Far more would be confident to use upon the doctor’s advise Q35. Confidence to use HRT with doctor’s advice Q36. Ever considered treatment for menopausal symptoms |
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Page.19 Findings Menopause
Breast
Sexual well-being |
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Page.20 Self breast examination |
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Page.21 Worries about getting breast cancer |
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Page.22 Perceived risk factor for developing breast cancer (Europe) |
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Page.23 Perceived risk factor for developing breast cancer (Asia) % women |
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Page.24 % of women Largest hurdles preventing the use of HRT |
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Page.25 Perceived differences between various kinds of HRT (Europe) % women |
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Page.26 Perceived differences between various kinds of HRT (Asia) 94% of women are not aware of differences between HRTs in relation to breast |
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Page.27 Findings Menopause
Breast
Sexual well-being |
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Page.28 Reduced sexual functioning Experience reduced sexual functioning and/or reduced libido 71% 25% 4% |
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Page.29 Discomfort during sex Experienced vaginal pain, dryness or discomfort during sex 75% 19% 6% |
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On relation with partner: 66%
On femininity 64%
On quality of life 65%
On self esteem 34%
Reduced sexual interest has a negative impact |
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Page.31 % women Reasons for not seeking treatment |
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Page.32 Importance of sexual relationship before and after the menopause Before menopause Now |
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Page.33 Base: All respondents
Seek treatment
Take medication/drugs Willingness of all respondent to seek or take treatment, if confronted with sexual symptoms not not |
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Page.34 Base: All respondents
Take hormone replacement therapy Willingness to take HRT for sexual problems Not |
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Page.35 % women Menopause and ageing perceived as main reasons for reduced sexual functioning |
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Page.36 % women More than half the women don’t discuss problems with partners, only 6% with their doctors 18 |
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Page.37 With improved sexual functioning I would enjoy life more 61% 34% 5% Base: All respondents
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Page.38 75% women would talk about it if doctors bring it up If my doctor would bring up the subject of sexual problems himself, it would trigger me to talk about it 75% 23% 2% |
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Page.39 Summary and conclusions
Sleeplessness and hot flushes are most common reason for seeking treatment for Asian women
HRT use is much lower in Asian than in European women
Breast cancer risk (and other perceived AEs) major hurdle for acceptance of hormone treatment
Perceived efficacy differences between HRT options, no awareness in differences in breast (cancer) effects
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Page.40 Summary and conclusions
Most women experience reduction in libido / sexual functioning
This affects their femininity, QoL and self esteem
Most women uninformed about treatment options and/or unwilling to seek or take treatment
6% discuss symptoms with their doctor, 75% willing to discuss in doctor initiates
61% would enjoy life more if sexual functioning improved
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Adequate information, less media driven scare stories
Doctors perceptive of the potential symptoms (and worries) they may experience - but dare not discuss pro-actively
Menopausal womens’ needs |
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