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The impact of soy milk on perimenopause syndrome and estrogen levels among women aged more than 50 years in Semarang, Indonesia

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Menopausal symptoms have an important impact on daily activities, social life and sexual life of menopausal women, requiring more respect, attention, and intensive care, especially in food consumption and physical activity. Soy isoflavones, which are chemical compounds found in soy, have estrogen-like effects and may help reduce hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. This study is done to find out whether or not soymilk can impact the perimenopause syndrome among women aged more than 50 years in Semarang, Indonesia. This research is a quasi-experimental research with a pre-test and post-test design. The data was collected by using simple random sampling; 81 respondents were involved in this study, which consisted of 24 respondents belonging to the intervention group and 57 respondents belonging to the control group. The frequency distribution, average and standard deviation were employed to describe independent variables. The hypothesis of the significant difference in the effect of soymilk on perimenopause syndrome was analyzed by using a Student t-test at a 0.05 significance level. The intervention group and control group have homogeneous characteristics. Education level makes a significant contribution to perimenopausal syndrome symptoms, with a p-value of 0.001, age and differences in hormone levels make a significant contribution to perimenopausal syndrome symptoms, with a p-value of 0.064 and 0.097. The control and experimental groups had significant differences in estrogen hormone levels at a statistical significance of 0.05. This study concluded that soymilk intake can increase estrogen hormone levels and also reduce complaints of perimenopause syndrome, which is also influenced by age and education level.

Source: Food Research

DOI: 10.26656/fr.2017.9(3).209

Authors: F. Agushybana, S. Winarni, I. Siramaneerat, S. Suroto, I.A. Fitri

Institutions: Diponegoro University, Rajamangala University of Technology, Mercu Buana University, Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta

Language: English

Topic: Phytoestrogen effects and research

Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics

Field: Nursing

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $100