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Title: Effect of focused ultrasound on abdominal fat during menopause
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Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the effect of focused ultrasound on abdominal adiposity during menopause. Thirty menopausal women, had an abdominal adiposity were participated in this study. They were referred from outpatient clinic of gynecology in El-sahal hospital. Their ages ranged from (50-55) years old with a mean value (51.93+3.77), their body mass index (BMI) was ranged from (30-35) kg/cm2 with a mean value (32.63+1.68), their waist hip ratio ranged from (0.90-0.95) and their waist circumference was ranged from (90-105) cm. All patients were divided randomly into two groups equal in number (A&B).group A(control group)all patients of this group were asked to perform abdominal exercise program for 30 minutes , twice per week for 6 weeks , in addition they followed specific diet program designed by a nutritionist throughout treatment program while group B (study group)all patients of this group were received focused ultrasound treatment sessions on abdominal area for 30 minutes twice per week for 6 weeks and followed the same treatment as group( A).All patients in both groups (A&B) were evaluated by measuring body weight ,body mass index (BMI)waist circumference ,waist {u2013}hip ratio (WHR)and plasma lipid (triglycerides, low- density lipoprotein, high- density lipoprotein, total cholesterol )before starting and after treatment program. The results showed highly significant( p-value<0.0001) decrease in body weight, body mass index ,waist circumference, waist {u2013}hip ratio, triglycerides, low- density lipoprotein ,total cholesterol ,with a highly significant (p-value>0.0001)increase in high density lipoprotein in both groups after treatment course . But these changes were more pronounced and statistically significant (p-value>0.0001) in the study group when compared to control group. This means that focused ultrasound has a great effect on abdominal adiposity in menopausal period and the combination of focused ultrasound, low caloric diet and abdominal exercises was much better than using low caloric diet program with abdominal exercises only in reducing abdominal adiposity