OBJECTIVE:

Categorize the demographic, biochemical and symptomatic profile of the Mexican population served at the Instituto Nacional de Perinatología to describe their behavior in the stages of reproductive aging.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

The following is an observational, descriptive, cross sectional study women from the Peri- and Postmenopause clinic at the National Institute of Perinatology in Mexico that enrolled 741 women over 41 years of age with a diagnosis of menopause according to the STRAW+10 criteria and classified in three categories: Category 1 (-2 to -1), Category 2 (+1A to +1C), and Category 3 (+2). The statistical analysis was performed by measure of central tendency, χ2 and ANOVA for the inferential analysis.

RESULTS:

In our population of 741 women, the average age at menopause was 50.08 years, while the population’s age average was 57.11 years. Average body mass index was 27.92 kg/m2, with 56.2% of the population within obesity range. The most prevalent comorbidity was arterial hypertension and the most frequent symptom was hot flushes. Hot flushes were most prevalent during the transition to menopause.

CONCLUSIONS:

The STRAW+10 is an objective way to clinically classify patients in transition to menopause. There is an important need for more population-based studies in women to describe the reproductive ageing behavior in Mexico.