ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Interrelation of non-drug correction of menopausal disorders and functioning of the pituitary-thyroid system in women with metabolic syndrome

Berihanova RR1, Minenko IA2
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1 Central clinical hospital of civil aviation, Moscow, Russia

2 Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Rumisa R. Berihanova
Severnyy boulevard 1, Moscow, 127566; ur.liam@70aksimur

About paper

Author contribution: Berihanova RR — collection and processing of materials, obtained data analysis, writing of the text; Minenko IA — study concept and design.

Received: 2018-10-16 Accepted: 2019-03-29 Published online: 2019-04-11
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In perimenopausal women, the frequency of thyroid diseases and metabolic syndrome (MS) increases. In this work, the effect of non-drug correction programs for menopausal disorders on the structural and functional state of the thyroid gland in patients with MS was evaluated. For that, five groups of women (330 people total) aged 45–50 years with climacteric syndrome (CS) against the background of MS were examined. For the index group and the experimental groups the following was used: basic treatment, exercise therapy, drinking balneotherapy, additional oral intake of multivitamins and minerals, as well as physical therapy — vibrotherapy, chromotherapy, music therapy, aromatherapy, aeroionotherapy in various combinations. In the control group, only basic treatment was used. The levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (free T4) in serum were determined, a sonographic study of the thyroid gland was performed. According to the study results, the use of correction programs using physical therapy methods improved the functioning parameters of the pituitary-thyroid system in the surveyed patients. In women with moderate-severity CS, the best results were obtained while simultaneously using all the mentioned above physiotherapy methods: during the transition period the TSH decreased by 6.5%, during the postmenopausal period — by 5.6%, the level of free T4 increased by 6.5% and 6,6% respectively (р < 0.05, applied to both parameters). It can be concluded that non-drug programs, including physical therapy, have a protective effect on the thyroid gland function. In case of moderate-severity climacteric syndrome, the program with simultaneous use of vibrotherapy, chromotherapy, music therapy, aromatherapy, aeroionotherapy has priority.

Keywords: metabolic syndrome, climacteric syndrome, thyroid status, physical therapy modalities

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