Early menopause in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Mohamed Hassan Ahmed; Sophie Bondje; Riyah Jiwan; Fathima Rawther; Adelaide Duku; Nazik Elmalaika Husain; Clare Woodward; Dushyant Mital

doi:10.4103/jrms.JRMS_691_19

Early menopause in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

J Res Med Sci. 2021 Dec 22:26:122. doi: 10.4103/jrms.JRMS_691_19. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Mohamed Hassan Ahmed¹, Sophie Bondje², Riyah Jiwan², Fathima Rawther², Adelaide Duku², Nazik Elmalaika Husain³, Clare Woodward⁴, Dushyant Mital⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine and HIV Metabolic Clinic, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Buckinghamshire, UK.
² Medical School, The University of Buckingham, Buckingham, UK.
³ Department of Pathology, Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman, Sudan.
⁴ Department of HIV and Blood Borne Viruses, Milton Keynes University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, UK.

Abstract

Premature menopause can occur in women living with human HIV. In this study, we analyzed and reviewed published literature using the PubMed, Cochrane, and Embase databases since the year 1990 using a combination of MeSH terms such as "Early," "Premature," "Menopause," "HIV," and "Hormones." Monitoring and implementation of targeted interventions for premature or early menopause among HIV-infected women might prevent or delay complications such as osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases, and mental health issues.

Keywords: Endocrine; HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; menopause; osteoporosis; ovarian hormones; women.

Publication types

Review