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Table 3-- Change in menstrual flow, frequency of sexual behavior: sporadic(s) or weekly (w), and coitus during menses for individual subjects (n=56) at the menopausal transition
Menstrual Change
Subject Number Days Flow Coital frequency Coitus During Menses? Subject's Comment re: behavior
Increased flow 20 + + w yes hasn't changed thru years
27 + + s yes w/present partner (last 4 years) but not before
29 + + w yes sometimes
61 + + w yes less than before
64 + + s yes didn't used to
84 + + s yes 5x per year
114 + + w yes on light days
151 + + w yes on light days
202 + + s yes regularly
205 + + s yes






31
+ s no never
53
+ w no never
77
+ w yes always
85
+ s yes used to (no partner now)
92
+
yes
109*
+ s no rare
115
+ w yes
122
+ w yes
129
+ s yes occasionally






63 +
s yes quite a bit 7 years ago
74 +
w yes didn't used to
140 +
w yes 1-2 days of each cycle
201 +
s no
Mixed pattern 8 + + w no
56 + + s no
70 + - w yes sometimes
79 + + s no
81 + - w yes regularly
87 + - w no
96 + + s no usually not
97 + - w yes in last 5 years
111 + - s yes didn't used to
112 + + w yes sometimes
127 - + w yes regularly
133* + + s yes minimal
149* - + s yes rare
Decreased flow 4 - - s no
22 - - w no
33 - - s no
42 - - w no never
44 - - s no
66 - - s no
68* - - s no rare
73 - - s no never
116 - - w no
118* - - s no rare
123 - - s no
142 - - s no






16
- s no
39
- s yes
51
- w no
59
- w no
131
- s no
148
- s no
204
- w yes after the 4th day






11* -
w no rare