"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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| Concept/Terms |
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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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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Menopause" by people in Profiles.
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Reproductive milestones, use of menopausal hormone therapy, and risk of hearing loss: A life course study of 214 327 women. Maturitas. 2025 Oct; 201:108685.
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Menopause factors and alterations in gut microbiota and insulin homeostasis: A cross-sectional analysis of the microbiome and insulin longitudinal evaluation study (MILES). Diabetes Obes Metab. 2025 Oct; 27(10):5444-5454.
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Dietary interventions to support and improve sleep disturbances and insomnia disorder in menopause: From bench to bedside. Post Reprod Health. 2025 Jun; 31(2):122-126.
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Is Less More? Maximizing Outcomes by Tailoring Treatments to Patients: Oncofertility and Oncomenopause. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2025 Jun; 45(3):e481126.
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Menopause and mental health. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Apr 01; 37(2):102-110.
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Upper cervical spinal cord atrophy in MS: Sex, menopause, and neurodegeneration. Mult Scler. 2025 Mar; 31(3):278-289.
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Menopause and Traumatic Brain Injury: A NIDILRR Collaborative Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 12; 105(12):2253-2261.
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Does Urodynamic Stress Incontinence Increase After the Menopause?: Results from 2,994 Urodynamic Studies in Australian Women. Int Urogynecol J. 2024 Sep; 35(9):1789-1796.
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Assessing menopause symptoms in women with traumatic brain injury: the development and initial testing of a new scale. Women Health. 2024 01 02; 64(1):51-64.
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Relationship between vitamin D levels and age of menopause and reproductive lifespan: Analysis based on the National health and nutrition examination survey (NHANES) 2001-2018. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2023 Oct; 289:183-189.