Menopause is defined as the complete cessation of the menstrual cycle in women for twelve consecutive months. Although menopause is an important aspect of the female reproductive health cycle, it is often ignored. Women may experience different menopausal and postmenopausal symptoms ranging from mild to severe. In the present study, a cross-sectional survey of 200 women in their postmenopausal years was conducted across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). A pretested questionnaire was given to a random population of postmenopausal women to record various postmenopausal symptoms and the coping strategies adopted by them. The mean age of menopause of the sample population was 47.48 years, and body mass index seemed to affect the age of onset of menopause. The majority of women experienced postmenopausal symptoms, with 95.28% experiencing more than one symptom, ranging from fatigue and sleep disturbances to severe symptoms such as anxiety attacks, palpitations and joint pains. Many women used different coping strategies, such as changes in lifestyle and social interaction with other women experiencing menopause. Very few women used hormone replacement therapy as a coping mechanism and most of them were ignorant about the same. Interestingly, both education and working status were observed to affect the adoption of coping strategies by women in Delhi–NCR. The results of the study emphasize the need of addressing the problems of the postmenopausal population and incorporating the same in the national healthcare programme.

绝经定义为女性连续十二个月完全停止月经周期。尽管绝经是女性生殖健康周期的重要方面，但它经常被忽略。妇女可能会经历从轻度到重度的各种更年期和绝经后症状。在本研究中，对德里和国家首都地区（National Capital Region，NCR）的200名绝经后妇女进行了横断面调查。对随机绝经后妇女群体进行了预先测试的问卷，以记录各种绝经后症状及其采取的应对策略。样本人群的更年期平均年龄为47.48岁，体重指数似乎会影响更年期的发病年龄。绝大部分女性经历过绝经后症状，其中95％。28％的人有多种症状，从疲劳和睡眠障碍到严重症状，如焦虑发作，心和关节痛。许多妇女采用了不同的应对策略，例如生活方式的改变以及与其他绝经期妇女的社交互动。很少有妇女使用激素替代疗法作为应对机制，其中大多数人对此一无所知。有趣的是，在德里－NCR，观察到教育程度和工作状态都会影响妇女采用应对策略。研究结果强调需要解决绝经后人群的问题，并将其纳入国家医疗保健计划。许多妇女采用了不同的应对策略，例如生活方式的改变以及与其他绝经期妇女的社交互动。很少有妇女使用激素替代疗法作为应对机制，其中大多数人对此一无所知。有趣的是，在德里－NCR，观察到教育程度和工作状态都会影响妇女采用应对策略。研究结果强调需要解决绝经后人群的问题，并将其纳入国家医疗保健计划。许多妇女采用了不同的应对策略，例如生活方式的改变以及与其他绝经期妇女的社交互动。很少有妇女使用激素替代疗法作为应对机制，其中大多数人对此一无所知。有趣的是，在德里－NCR，观察到教育程度和工作状态都会影响妇女采用应对策略。研究结果强调需要解决绝经后人群的问题，并将其纳入国家医疗保健计划。在德里– NCR，观察到教育和工作状况都会影响妇女采取应对策略。研究结果强调需要解决绝经后人群的问题，并将其纳入国家医疗保健计划。在德里– NCR，观察到教育和工作状况都会影响妇女采取应对策略。研究结果强调需要解决绝经后人群的问题，并将其纳入国家医疗保健计划。