Table 1.

Priorities for Menopausal Symptoms Women Would Most Like to Alleviate

	Priority symptom
	1st	%	2nd	%	3rd	%	Overall	%
Hot Flashes/night sweats	210	59.2	75	21.1	37	10.4	322	90.7
Disturbed sleep	48	13.5	100	28.2	43	12.1	191	53.8
Remembering/concentrating	27	7.6	40	11.3	73	20.6	140	39.4
Fatigue	27	7.6	40	11.3	49	13.8	116	32.7
Loss of interest in sex	14	3.9	25	7.0	29	8.2	68	19.2
Vaginal dryness or pain with sexual intercourse	9	2.5	17	4.8	39	11.0	65	18.3
Uncontrollable loss of urine	5	1.4	14	3.9	10	2.8	29	8.2
Mood swings	4	1.1	14	3.9	15	4.2	33	9.3
Feeling irritable	4	1.1	12	3.4	22	6.2	38	10.7
Aches and pains	3	0.9	8	2.3	19	5.4	30	8.5
Headaches	2	0.6	5	1.4	4	1.1	11	3.1
Heart palpitations	1	0.3	4	1.1	8	2.3	13	3.7