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Menopause symptoms cause problems in the daily lives of many female executives in the United States, says a Harris Interactive survey released Wednesday.
The survey included 622 members, age 35 and older, of the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), who are currently experiencing menopause symptoms, or have in the past.
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Eighty percent of respondents said at least one of their symptoms was problematic in their daily lives. The most common symptoms were hot flashes (84 percent) and night sweats (77 percent).
The survey also found that 72 percent of the women experienced insomnia at least once per week and 88 percent of women with menopause-associated insomnia reported feeling more fatigue during the day, 62 percent said they're more irritable, and 44 percent said they can't do their job as well.
Thirty-one percent of the women said menopausal symptoms were either extremely problematic or problematic to their romantic lives and 28 percent said the symptoms were either extremely problematic or problematic to their overall emotional well being.
"NAFE conducted this survey of menopausal symptoms to foster an open discussion of a topic long considered taboo and to encourage women to talk with their doctors and find solutions that work for them," Betty Spence, NAFE president, said in a prepared statement.
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