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That could explain why emotional well-being and romantic relationships were ranked as the two areas most affected by menopause symptoms, ahead of professional life, said Dr.

James Simon, a gynecologist and menopause specialist at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., who helped design the survey questionnaire.

Plenty of earlier studies have examined how menopause affects women in general, said Simon, but "a generation ago, there weren't enough female executives to bother" doing a survey of that group.

He said menopause symptoms may be more prevalent because of the growing obesity problem.

"Fatter women are more likely to have hot flashes than thinner women," he explained.

Simon said he was not compensated for the survey by Barr Laboratories, of Woodcliff Lake, N.J.

The company makes Cenestin, a synthetic, plant-derived prescription drug for menopause symptoms.

The survey was conducted online by pollster Harris Interactive in February.

Amy Niles, president of the National Women's Health Resource Center in Red Bank, N.J., said past educational campaigns about menopause have not targeted women in the work force.

They are more likely than their mothers to have to deal with menopause.

"I think we've made great improvements over the last few years in creating awareness that this is a significant issue" that women should discuss with their d...

That could explain why emotional well-being and romantic relationships were ranked as the two areas most affected by menopause symptoms, ahead of professional life, said James Simon, a gynecologist and menopause specialist at George Washington University in Washington, who helped design the survey questionnaire.

Plenty of earlier studies have examined how menopause affects women in general, Simon said, but "a generation ago, there weren't enough female executives to bother" doing a survey of that group.

He said menopause symptoms may be more prevalent because of the growing obesity problem.

"Fatter women are more likely to have hot flashes than thinner women," he said.

Simon said he was not compensated for the survey by Barr Laboratories of Woodcliff Lake, N.J.

The company makes Cenesten, a synthetic, plant-derived prescription drug for menopause symptoms.

The survey was conducted online by pollster Harris Interactive in February.

Amy Niles, president of the National Women's Health Resource Center in Red Bank, N.J., said past educational campaigns about menopause have not targeted women in the work force.

They are more likely than their mothers to have to deal with menopause.

"I think we've made great improvements over the last few years in creating awareness that this is a significant issue" that women should discuss with their doctors, Niles sa...

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