Postmenopause

"Postmenopause" 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.

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The physiological period following the MENOPAUSE, the permanent cessation of the menstrual life.

Descriptor ID	D017698
MeSH Number(s)	G08.686.157.500.625 G08.686.841.249.500.625
Concept/Terms	Postmenopause Postmenopause Postmenopausal Period Period, Postmenopausal Post-Menopause Post Menopause Post-Menopauses Post-menopausal Period Period, Post-menopausal Post menopausal Period

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Postmenopause".

Biological Sciences [G]
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena [G08]
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena [G08.686]
Climacteric [G08.686.157]
Menopause [G08.686.157.500]
Postmenopause [G08.686.157.500.625]
Sexual Development [G08.686.841]
Climacteric [G08.686.841.249]
Menopause [G08.686.841.249.500]
Postmenopause [G08.686.841.249.500.625]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Postmenopause".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Postmenopause".

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Bar chart showing 192 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2010 and 2011 and 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
1997	0	2	2
1999	0	1	1
2000	1	3	4
2001	0	1	1
2002	4	4	8
2003	2	4	6
2004	1	2	3
2005	0	5	5
2006	0	9	9
2007	0	6	6
2008	4	7	11
2009	3	6	9
2010	7	7	14
2011	9	5	14
2012	5	7	12
2013	5	5	10
2014	6	4	10
2015	2	4	6
2016	8	6	14
2017	2	4	6
2018	4	5	9
2019	4	6	10
2020	3	4	7
2021	2	0	2
2022	4	2	6
2023	1	3	4
2024	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

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Bea JW, Ochs-Balcom HM, Valencia CI, Chen Z, Blew RM, Lind KE, Caan BJ, Roe DJ, Rohan TE, Reeves KW, Manson JE, Ballinger T, Reding KW, Follis S, Ziller SG, Odegaard AO. Abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue associations with postmenopausal breast cancer incidence. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2025 Jan 03; 9(1).

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Beydoun HA, Beydoun MA, Kinney RL, Liu S, Yu R, Allison M, Wallace RB, Xiao Q, Liu L, Gradidge P, Jung SY, Tindle HA, Follis S, Brunner R, Tsai J. Pathways From Socioeconomic Factors to Major Cardiovascular Events Among Postmenopausal Veteran and Nonveteran Women: Findings From the Women's Health Initiative. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Dec 17; 13(24):e037253.

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Waetjen LE, Crawford SL, Gajer P, Brooks MM, Gold EB, Reed BD, Hess R, Ravel J. Relationships between the vaginal microbiota and genitourinary syndrome of menopause symptoms in postmenopausal women: the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Menopause. 2023 11 01; 30(11):1073-1084.

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Schwartz GN, Kaufman PA, Giridhar KV, Marotti JD, Chamberlin MD, Arrick BA, Makari-Judson G, Goetz MP, Soucy SM, Kolling F, Demidenko E, Miller TW. Alternating 17?-Estradiol and Aromatase Inhibitor Therapies Is Efficacious in Postmenopausal Women with Advanced Endocrine-Resistant ER+ Breast Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2023 08 01; 29(15):2767-2773.

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Jeong SM, Yoo JE, Jeon KH, Han K, Lee H, Lee DY, Shin DW. Associations of reproductive factors with incidence of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke in postmenopausal women: a cohort study. BMC Med. 2023 02 20; 21(1):64.

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Vieyra G, Hankinson SE, Oulhote Y, Vandenberg LN, Tinker L, Manson JE, Shadyab AH, Thomson CA, Bao W, Allison M, Odegaard AO, Reeves KW. Association between urinary phthalate biomarker concentrations and adiposity among postmenopausal women. Environ Res. 2023 04 01; 222:115356.

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Vieyra G, Hankinson SE, Oulhote Y, Vandenberg L, Tinker L, Mason J, Shadyab AH, Wallace R, Arcan C, Chen JC, Reeves KW. Dietary patterns and urinary phthalate exposure among postmenopausal women of the Women's Health Initiative. Environ Res. 2023 01 01; 216(Pt 3):114727.

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Mangione CM, Barry MJ, Nicholson WK, Cabana M, Caughey AB, Chelmow D, Coker TR, Davis EM, Donahue KE, Ja?n CR, Kubik M, Li L, Ogedegbe G, Pbert L, Ruiz JM, Stevermer J, Wong JB. Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Persons: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2022 11 01; 328(17):1740-1746.

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Choi H, Han K, Yang B, Shin DW, Sohn JW, Lee H. Female Reproductive Factors and Incidence of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease Among Postmenopausal Women in Korea. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 10 12; 75(8):1397-1404.

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Azarmanesh D, Bertone-Johnson ER, Pearlman J, Liu Z, Carbone ET. Association of the Dietary Inflammatory Index with Depressive Symptoms among Pre- and Post-Menopausal Women: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-2010. Nutrients. 2022 May 09; 14(9).

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