"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008593
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.157.500 G08.686.841.249.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Menopause" by people in Profiles.
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The association of menopause with cardiometabolic disease risk factors in women living with and without HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: Results from the AWI-Gen 1 study. Maturitas. 2024 Sep; 187:108069.
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Informal Invitation from Climacteric. Climacteric. 2024 Jun; 27(3):226.
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Intravaginal Drug Delivery Systems to Treat the Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: Towards the Design of Safe and Efficacious Estrogen-loaded Prototypes. J Pharm Sci. 2023 06; 112(6):1566-1585.
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The Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Menopause on Bone Mineral Density: A Longitudinal Study of Urban-Dwelling South African Women. J Bone Miner Res. 2023 05; 38(5):619-630.
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The Association of Reproductive Aging with Cognitive Function in Sub-Saharan African Women. Methods Mol Biol. 2022; 2343:71-91.
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Reproductive factors and risk of breast cancer in black South African women. Cancer Causes Control. 2021 Apr; 32(4):415-422.
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Current Challenges and Solutions in Research and Clinical Care of Older Persons Living with HIV: Findings Presented at the 9th International Workshop on HIV and Aging. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2019 Nov/Dec; 35(11-12):985-998.
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Menopausal symptoms, menopausal stage and cognitive functioning in black urban African women. Climacteric. 2020 02; 23(1):38-45.
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The relationship between menopausal women infected with the human immunodeficiency virus and cervical atrophy: A cytologic study. Diagn Cytopathol. 2019 Apr; 47(4):302-306.
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Body composition in the Study of Women Entering and in Endocrine Transition (SWEET): A perspective of African women who have a high prevalence of obesity and HIV infection. Metabolism. 2015 Sep; 64(9):1031-41.