Validation of the Brazilian 10-item Cervantes Scale for the assessment of menopausal symptoms.

Objective: To validate the 10-item Cervantes Scale (CS-10) among Brazilian women.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional observational study involving women in the community aged 40-55 years in the Southern region of Brazil. They completed a general health, habits and socio-demographic questionnaire, the CS-10 and the Women's Health Questionnaire (WHQ).

Effect of sulpiride on menopausal hot flashes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Low doses of sulpiride have been used off-label to treat menopausal hot slashes in Southern Brazil despite limited scientific evidence. This randomized controlled trial aimed at assessing the effects of sulpiride as compared to placebo on the frequency and severity of hot flashes. Postmenopausal women, aged 47-62, were recruited from the Menopause Clinic at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, between March 2016 and January 2017.

Validation of the Six-item Female Sexual Function Index in Middle-Aged Brazilian Women.

Objective:  To validate the six-item female sexual function index (FSFI-6) in middle-aged Brazilian women.

Methods:  Cross-sectional observational study, involving 737 (premenopausal  = 117, perimenopausal  = 249, postmenopausal  = 371) Brazilian sexually active women, aged between 40 and 55 years, not using hormonal contraceptive methods. The Brazilian FSFI-6 was developed from the translation and cultural adaptation of the Portuguese FSFI-6 version.

Women with greater pelvic floor muscle strength have better sexual function.

Objective: To investigate the relation between pelvic floor muscle strength and sexual function among women with higher and lower pelvic floor muscle strength.

Design: A cross-sectional study was performed among employees and students of the University.

Setting: Urogynecology department, Federal University of Pampa, Brazil, carried out between January and July of 2012.