"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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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Menopause" by people in Profiles.
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Protocol for a global menopause priority setting partnership. BMJ Open. 2025 Jun 04; 15(6):e096401.
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Exogenous acetate mitigates later enhanced allergic airway inflammation in a menopausal mouse model. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2025; 15:1543822.
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Association of Menopause and Rhinitis Among Adult Women in the United States: Findings from the All of Us Research Program. Laryngoscope. 2025 Jun; 135(6):1935-1939.
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A cell atlas of the human fallopian tube throughout the menstrual cycle and menopause. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 03; 16(1):372.
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Reproductive factors and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer: results from the Asia Cohort Consortium. Br J Cancer. 2025 Mar; 132(4):361-370.
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The Association Between Hypothyroidism and Cognitive Function Change in Women across the Menopause Transition: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Thyroid. 2024 Oct; 34(10):1205-1213.
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Homozygosity for a stop-gain variant in CCDC201 causes primary ovarian insufficiency. Nat Genet. 2024 Sep; 56(9):1804-1810.
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Recommended measurement instruments for genitourinary symptoms associated with menopause: the COMMA (Core outcomes in menopause) consortium. Menopause. 2024 Jul 01; 31(7):591-599.
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Recommended measurement instruments for menopausal vasomotor symptoms: the COMMA (Core Outcomes in Menopause) consortium. Menopause. 2024 Jul 01; 31(7):582-590.
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Sexual Dysfunction After Menopause: Guidelines for Assessment and Management. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2024 Jun; 51(2):341-364.