 Menopause
"Menopause" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The last menstrual period. Permanent cessation of menses (MENSTRUATION) is usually defined after 6 to 12 months of AMENORRHEA in a woman over 45 years of age. In the United States, menopause generally occurs in women between 48 and 55 years of age.
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D008593
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.157.500 G08.686.841.249.500
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Menopause" by people in this website by year, and whether "Menopause" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2003 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2004 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2005 | 11 | 2 | 13 | | 2006 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | 2007 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2008 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 2009 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2011 | 13 | 4 | 17 | | 2012 | 9 | 3 | 12 | | 2013 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2014 | 10 | 0 | 10 | | 2015 | 13 | 5 | 18 | | 2016 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2017 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 2018 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 2019 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2020 | 9 | 3 | 12 | | 2021 | 6 | 5 | 11 | | 2022 | 4 | 7 | 11 | | 2023 | 5 | 12 | 17 | | 2024 | 8 | 2 | 10 | | 2025 | 9 | 5 | 14 | | 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Menopause" by people in Profiles.
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Liss J, Conageski C, Steinauer J, Carlson C, Chesnokova A. Virtual patients, real learning: extended reality simulation for clinical menopause education. Menopause. 2026 Apr 01; 33(4):420-424.
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Kantarci K, Kara F, Tosakulwong N, Fought AJ, Schwarz CG, Senjem ML, Kendall-Thomas J, Min P, Lowe VJ, Jack CR, Kapoor E, Fields JA, Bailey KR, James TT, Faubion L, Lobo RA, Manson JE, Pal L, Hammers DB, Brinton EA, Malek-Ahmadi M, Cedars MI, Naftolin FN, Santoro N, Miller VM, Harman SM, Dowling NM, Gleason CE. Long-term amyloid PET and MRI outcomes in a menopausal hormone therapy trial. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Feb; 22(2):e71067.
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Nguyen B, Godar M, Lohse B, Bailey-Davis L, Ruder E, Nicklas JM, Chilamkuri P, Pratt M, Berkley-Patton J, Powell LH, Drees B. Metabolic Health Differences Among Women of Age-Based Pre-, Peri-, and Post-Menopausal Stages. Endocr Pract. 2026 May; 32(5):710-719.
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Santoro NF, Lawley SD, Sammel MD, Johnson J. Prolonging youth or prolonging perimenopause? Beware the Monkey's Paw. Menopause. 2025 Oct 01; 32(10):978-982.
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Winkles JF, Colvin A, El Khoudary SR, Santoro N, Sammel M, Crawford S. Using a Composite Summary of Daily Sex Hormones to Gauge Time Until Menopause: A Focus on Pregnanediol Glucuronide (PDG). J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Sep 16; 110(10):2832-2844.
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Faubion LL, Mak E, Kara F, Tosakulwong N, Lesnick TG, Fought AJ, Reid RI, Schwarz CG, Kendall-Thomas J, Kapoor E, Fields JA, Bailey KR, James TT, Lobo RA, Manson JE, Pal L, Hammers DB, Brinton EA, Malek-Ahmadi M, Cedars M, Naftolin FN, Santoro N, Miller VM, Harman SM, Dowling NM, Gleason CE, Kantarci K. Long-term effects of 4 years of menopausal hormone therapy on white matter integrity. Menopause. 2025 Sep 01; 32(9):818-828.
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Zelus EI, Grime J, Saviola A, McCabe M, Hansen KC, Alperin M, Christman KL. Development of a Vaginal Extracellular Matrix Hydrogel for Combating Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause. Adv Mater. 2025 Oct; 37(39):e2419977.
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Zalles L, Santoro N. Nonhormonal treatments for vasomotor symptoms. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Oct 01; 37(5):326-331.
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Lawley SD, Santoro N, Johnson J. On Modeling Ovarian Aging and Menopause Timing. Bull Math Biol. 2025 Jun 28; 87(8):104.
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Kazemi M, Rifas-Shiman SL, Yu EW, Wang S, Hivert MF, Perng W, Fitz V, Shifren J, Oken E, Chavarro JE. Polycystic ovary syndrome in relation to musculoskeletal health outcomes during midlife: a longitudinal cohort study. Reprod Biomed Online. 2025 11; 51(5):105068.
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