اتزان بعض العناصر النادرة لدى النساء بعد سن اليأس

Abstract EN

Menopause marks the time in women's life when her menstruation stop and she is no longer fertile because of exhaustion of ovarian follicles and sharply decrease in ovarian production of estrogen and progesterone .

The present study was designated to determinate some trace elements levels such as (Cu+2 , Zn+2 , Mg+2) of postmenopausal women .

A total number used in this study was 130 women , 100 women were postmenopause and subdivided into four age groups (46-50 year, 51-55 year , 56-60 year , and 61-65 year) .

Thirteen women were premenopause ,used as a control group, their ages ranged between 20-30 years.

In all age groups of postmenopausal women , it have been found that the levels of estradiol hormone were progressioly decreased (p<0.05) when compared with control group .The present study involved determination specific and essential trace elements, levels of copper explained a significant decrease (p<0.05) in all age groups and a significant increase (p<0.05) of zinc levels in postmenopausal women.

values of magnesium were insignificantly different (p>0.05) in all age groups of postmenopausal women when compared with control group.