Prevalence of menopausal symptoms and severity related factors among mid-aged Paraguayan women as measured with the 10-item Cervantes Scale.

To determine the prevalence of menopausal symptoms and factors related to severity in mid-aged women. Cross-sectional study in which 216 urban-living women from Asunción-Paraguay (40-60 years) were surveyed with the 10 item Cervantes Scale (CS-10) and a general questionnaire (personal and partner data). Median (interquartile range [IQR]) age of the sample was 48 [9] years, 48.