 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 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 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 | 2 | 6 | | 2020 | 9 | 3 | 12 | | 2021 | 6 | 5 | 11 | | 2022 | 4 | 7 | 11 | | 2023 | 5 | 12 | 17 | | 2024 | 8 | 2 | 10 | | 2025 | 8 | 5 | 13 | | 2026 | 2 | 1 | 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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Huibregtse ME, Taylor L, Prochaska T, Arnold AR, Epperson CN, Chahine EB, Smith AK, Powers A, Michopoulos V, Stevens JS. Considerations and practical recommendations for identifying perimenopause in longitudinal research. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2026 Apr; 186:107748.
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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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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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Mitro SD, Waetjen LE, Lee C, Wise LA, Zaritsky E, Harlow SD, El Khoudary SR, Santoro N, Solomon DH, Thurston RC, Hedderson MM. Diabetes and Uterine Fibroid Diagnosis in Midlife: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 May 19; 110(6):e1934-e1942.
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