Androgen Hormones in Menopausal Women

Abstract

Every woman will experience menopause at an age that is no longer productive. The age of menopause in women is from 40 years and above. This occurs due to a decrease in estrogen production in the egg cells, affecting the menstrual process. Every woman who experiences menopause because the levels of androgen hormones have increased much higher. This will make women experience menopause more quickly. There are two ways that can be done by reducing androgen levels in women, namely by using cashew biij and phytopharmaca. The method used in this study is mixed method where researchers used meta analysis systematic review using PRISMA flowchart. In this study, researchers focused on menopausal women using cashew seeds and focused on research on androgen hormones. This study shows that cashews have an important role in helping to reduce the levels of androgens in the female body. When androgen levels in a woman's body are high, it is necessary to reduce androgen levels to reduce body fat and not accelerate menopause. In this case, it is seen that the use of cashew seeds in androgen lowering can be used but cannot show a significant effect, which makes it necessary to use other alternatives in lowering androgen levels. When compared to phytopharmaceuticals, the use of katuk leaf extract is one treatment that can help increase uterine thickening thus affecting menopause in women. Androgen hormones will decrease due to the help of katuk leaf extract which causes an effect on uterine weight and endometrial thickness that affects menopause. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the use of phytopharmaca using katuk leaf extract has more impact on androgen reduction in women compared to using cashew seeds. Although cashew seeds can provide a decrease, it does not show significant results