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 160 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
1998	0	1	1
1999	1	3	4
2001	1	0	1
2002	1	5	6
2003	5	5	10
2004	0	6	6
2005	4	3	7
2006	3	7	10
2007	2	5	7
2008	1	5	6
2009	1	7	8
2010	3	6	9
2011	5	3	8
2012	2	5	7
2013	6	6	12
2014	2	3	5
2015	0	5	5
2016	3	6	9
2017	4	6	10
2018	1	0	1
2019	1	7	8
2020	2	2	4
2021	1	2	3
2022	1	4	5
2023	0	2	2
2024	1	1	2
2025	2	1	3

Below are the most recent publications written about "Postmenopause" by people in Profiles.

Dillon GA, Harvey RE, Limberg JK, Nicholson WT, Joyner MJ, Baker SE, Miller VM, Ranadive SM. Acute exogenous oestradiol augments endothelial and smooth muscle vasodilatory responsiveness in premenopausal but not postmenopausal females. J Physiol. 2025 04; 603(8):2301-2311.

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Cheng RK, Roberts MB, Bansal N, Reding K, Salahuddin T, Mamas M, LaMonte M, Shadyab AH, Franceschini N, Klein L, Manson JE, Eaton CB. Association of Kidney Function With Incident Heart Failure: An Analysis of the Women's Health Initiative. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 03 04; 14(5):e037051.

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Nuckols VR, Shoemaker LN, Kuczmarski AV, Haigh KM, McGinty SJ, Del Vecchio AR, Schwab AI, Edwards DG, Taylor HS, Wenner MM. Short-term estradiol administration does not restore endothelin-B receptor-mediated vasodilation in postmenopausal women. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2025 02 01; 328(2):H327-H332.

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McGinty SJ, Matthews EL, Greaney JL, Shoemaker JK, Wenner MM. Sympathetic baroreflex sensitivity is enhanced in postmenopausal women. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2024 08 01; 137(2):374-381.

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Stearns V, Jegede OA, Chang VT, Skaar TC, Berenberg JL, Nand R, Shafqat A, Jacobs NL, Luginbuhl W, Gilman P, Benson AB, Goodman JR, Buchschacher GL, Henry NL, Loprinzi CL, Flynn PJ, Mitchell EP, Fisch MJ, Sparano JA, Wagner LI. A Cohort Study to Evaluate Genetic Predictors of Aromatase Inhibitor Musculoskeletal Symptoms: Results from ECOG-ACRIN E1Z11. Clin Cancer Res. 2024 Jul 01; 30(13):2709-2718.

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Parra NS, Schafer M, Ross HM, Bruckbauer J, Yan B, Chen SL, Khan A, Tholey DM, Halegoua-DeMarzio D. Prevalence of post-liver transplant complications and NASH-related cirrhosis in postmenopausal women. Ann Hepatol. 2024 Jan-Feb; 29(1):101157.

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Wenner MM, Welti LM, Dow CA, Greiner JJ, Stauffer BL, DeSouza CA. Aerobic exercise training reduces ET-1-mediated vasoconstriction and improves endothelium-dependent vasodilation in postmenopausal women. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2023 06 01; 324(6):H732-H738.

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Yamaguchi A, Stanger L, Freedman JC, Prieur A, Thav R, Tena J, Holman TR, Holinstat M. Supplementation with omega-3 or omega-6 fatty acids attenuates platelet reactivity in postmenopausal women. Clin Transl Sci. 2022 10; 15(10):2378-2391.

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Cheng CW, ElSahwi K, Borowsky ME, Aikman N, Hicks V. Sex cord stromal tumor presenting with hair loss in postmenopausal women. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2022 10; 159(1):313-315.

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Austin MN, Meyn LA, Avolia HA, Petrina MA, Cosentino LA, Alphonse C, Chen BA, Bunge K, Noguchi L, Beigi R, Squires K, Hillier SL. Impact of Dapivirine and Placebo Vaginal Rings on the Microbiota of Adolescent, Lactating, and Postmenopausal Females. J Infect Dis. 2022 06 15; 225(12):2208-2218.

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