"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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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2018 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2021 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2022 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Menopause" by people in Profiles.
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Sievert LL. Evolutionary Perspectives, Comparative Approaches, and the Lived Experience of Menopause. Am J Biol Anthropol. 2025 Feb; 186(2):e70012.
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Sievert LL. Evolutionary Perspectives, Comparative Approaches, and the Lived Experience of Menopause. Am J Biol Anthropol. 2024 Dec; 186 Suppl 78:e25067.
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VanKim NA, Charlton BM, Berzansky I, Fields ND, Whitcomb BW, Hankinson SE, Sievert LL, Bertone-Johnson ER. Natural menopause timing and menopause symptoms among lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual women in the Nurses' Health Study II. Menopause. 2024 Dec 01; 31(12):1049-1054.
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Abi-Ghanem C, Salinero AE, Kelly RD, Rybka KA, Gannon OJ, Belanger-Mayer KM, Thrasher CA, Groom E, Smith R, Brooks HL, Zuloaga DG, Zuloaga KL. Basic Science and Pathogenesis. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Dec; 20 Suppl 1:e089245.
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Sievert LL, Shreyer S, Witkowski S, Brown DE. Brown Adipose Tissue Activity and Childhood Exposure to Cold Are Associated With Hot Flashes at Menopause. Am J Hum Biol. 2024 Nov; 36(11):e24148.
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Flanagan MR, Fantasia HC. Comprehensive Management of Menopausal Symptoms. Nurs Womens Health. 2024 10; 28(5):381-392.
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Witkowski S, White Q, Shreyer S, Garcia RL, Brown DE, Sievert LL. Acute increases in physical activity and temperature are associated with hot flash experience in midlife women. Menopause. 2024 Jul 01; 31(7):600-607.
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Witkowski S, White Q, Shreyer S, Brown DE, Sievert LL. The influence of habitual physical activity and sedentary behavior on objective and subjective hot flashes at midlife. Menopause. 2024 May 01; 31(5):381-389.
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Abi-Ghanem C, Salinero AE, Smith RM, Kelly RD, Belanger KM, Richard RN, Paul AS, Herzog AA, Thrasher CA, Rybka KA, Riccio D, Gannon OJ, Kordit D, Kyaw NR, Mansour FM, Groom E, Brooks HL, Robison LS, Pumiglia K, Zuloaga DG, Zuloaga KL. Effects of Menopause and High Fat Diet on Metabolic Outcomes in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis. 2024; 101(4):1177-1194.
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Cohn AY, Grant LK, Nathan MD, Wiley A, Abramson M, Harder JA, Crawford S, Klerman EB, Scheer FAJL, Kaiser UB, Rahman SA, Joffe H. Effects of Sleep Fragmentation and Estradiol Decline on Cortisol in a Human Experimental Model of Menopause. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2023 10 18; 108(11):e1347-e1357.