Researchers at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, are launching a four-year study to investigate how menopause affects the mental and physical health of women military veterans.

Read in Somali ↓

The project is supported by a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense awarded to the OSU Wexner Medical Center and the Soder Women’s Health Research Program.

According to medical researchers, women who served in the military experience menopause on average about a decade earlier than civilians. This earlier onset can prolong exposure to health risks following menopause, including an increased likelihood of stroke, heart attack, and cognitive changes. During perimenopause—a transition period that can span several years before menopause is reached after 365 days without a menstrual period—women may also experience symptoms such as severe hot flashes, sleep disruptions, weight gain, anxiety, and depression.

To conduct the research, investigators are partnering with the Columbus VA to recruit up to 150 patients from its women’s clinic. Participants will be evaluated over an 18-month period.

The study will collect data on hormone levels, markers of inflammation, stress levels, and the microbiome. Dr. Tamar Gur, a professor of psychiatry at Ohio State University, emphasized that understanding biological changes during this transition is a key step toward developing targeted treatments. Gur is leading the research alongside Dr. Stephanie Gorka, who is also in the university’s Department of Psychiatry.

Organizers hope the findings will provide clear insight into why women veterans experience earlier menopause and lead to improved interventions for former service members.

Source: WOSU — Original report

Wararka Af-Soomaaliga

Ohio State oo Billaabay Baaritaan $3M ah oo ku Saabsan Menopause-ka Veterans-ka

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cilmi-baarayaal ka tirsan jaamacadda Ohio State University ee ku taal Columbus, Ohio, ayaa billaabay baaritaan afar sano soconaya oo lagu baarayay sida uu menopause-ku ama ka go’idda caadada u saamayso caafimaadka maskaxda iyo kan dhabta ah ee haweenka ruug-cadaaga ah ee ciidamada soo maray.

Mashruucan ayaa ka helay deeq lacageed oo dhan $3 million U.S. Department of Defense, waxaana la siiyay OSU Wexner Medical Center iyo barnaamijka Soder Women’s Health Research Program.

Sida ay sheegeen cilmi-baarayaashu, haweenka ciidamada ka tirsanaa waxay menopause-ka ka helaan celcelis ahaan ku dhawaad 10 sano ka hor haweenka shacabka ah. Waa ku dhawaad toban sano oo ka horreeya waqtiga caadiga ah, taas oo kor u qaadi kartaa halista dhibaatooyinka caafimaad ee ka dhasha menopause-ka sida faaligga (stroke), xanuunka wadnaha, iyo isbeddellada dhanka fakarka ah. Sidoo kale, xilliga kala-guurka ee perimenopause-ka oo socon kara sannado badan ka hor inta aan la gaarin 365 maalmood oo caado la’aan ah, waxay haweenku kala kulmi karaan calaamado ay ka mid yihiin kulayl badan oo jidhka ah, hurdo la’aan, miisaanka oo kordha, walwal, iyo niyad-jab.

Si baaritaankan loo sameeyo, cilmi-baarayaashu waxay iskaashi la leeyihiin xituunka Columbus VA si ay illaa 150 bukaan ugu qortaan bukaan-socodka klinigga haweenka. Dadka baaritaanka ka qeybgalaya ayaa lagu qiimeyn doonaa muddo 18 bilood ah.

Baaritaanku wuxuu qiimeyn doonaa heerka hormoonnada, calaamadaha bararka (inflammation), heerka walwalka, iyo unugyada mikroobiyomka (microbiome). Dr. Tamar Gur, oo ah borofisar dhanka psychiatry-ga ka ah Ohio State University, ayaa hoggaaminaysa cilmi-baaristan oo ay kula jirto Dr. Stephanie Gorka oo iyadana ka tirsan Waaxda Psychiatry-ga ee jaamacadda.

Dr. Gur ayaa tilmaamtay in fahamka sababta isbeddelladan noolaha ay ugu dhacayaan waqti ka horreeya midka caadiga ah ay tahay tallaabo muhiim ah oo loo qaadayo dhanka helidda daawayn iyo ka-hortag cusub oo caawin kara haweenka ruug-cadaaga ah.

Xigasho: WOSU