Menopause
The permanent end of menstrual cycles — diagnosed after 12 consecutive months without a period — as the ovaries stop releasing eggs and estrogen and progesterone fall. It marks the close of the reproductive years (typically around age 51) and drives changes in temperature regulation (hot flashes), sleep, mood, bone density, and cardiovascular and metabolic health.
Body systems
Functions
Diseases
Hormones
Neurotransmitters
Related
- Aerobic exercise (↑)
- Magnesium (↑)
- Meditation (↑)
- Quality sleep (↑)
- Resistance training (↑)
- Vitamin D (↑)
Books (5)
Estrogen Matters
The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism- The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts
- The Slow Moon Climbs: The Science, History, and Meaning of Menopause The Slow Moon Climbs: The Science, History, and Meaning of Menopause
- What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You
Podcasts
- Hit Play Not Pause
Feisty Menopause’s podcast on active women through perimenopause and beyond.
- Menopause: Unmuted
Personal stories and expert perspectives on the menopause journey.
- The Dr Louise Newson Podcast
Menopause specialist Dr Louise Newson on symptoms, HRT, and research.
Research (23)
- The Effectiveness of Lifestyle Interventions, Including Exercise, Diet, and Health Education on Symptoms Experienced During Perimenopause: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials McNulty et al. (2026) PubMed ↗
- Integrative approaches to perimenopause Kennard et al. (2026) PubMed ↗
- Menopause and suicide: A systematic review Hendriks et al. (2025) PubMed ↗
- Menopause and work performance: a systematic review of observational studies Taylor et al. (2025) PubMed ↗
- Contraception in perimenopause Soltes (2025) PubMed ↗
- Menopause and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease Goulis et al. (2024) PubMed ↗
- Perimenopausal abnormal uterine bleeding Dreisler et al. (2024) PubMed ↗
- Classification of Osteoporosis Kumar et al. (2023) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- The 2023 nonhormone therapy position statement of The North American Menopause Society New (2023) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- The interplay between diabetes mellitus and menopause: clinical implications Lambrinoudaki et al. (2022) PubMed ↗
- Cognition and mental health in menopause: A review Hogervorst et al. (2022) PubMed ↗
- Menopause transition: Physiology and symptoms Talaulikar (2022) PubMed ↗
- Menopause and Sleep Disorders Tandon et al. (2022) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- T-Cell Mediated Inflammation in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Wu et al. (2021) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Depression during perimenopause: the role of the obstetrician-gynecologist Raglan et al. (2020) PubMed ↗
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