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
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