"Perimenopause" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The transitional period before and after MENOPAUSE. Perimenopausal symptoms are associated with irregular MENSTRUAL CYCLE and widely fluctuated hormone levels. They may appear 6 years before menopause and subside 2 to 5 years after menopause.
| Descriptor ID |
D047648
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.157.500.562 G08.686.841.249.500.562
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Perimenopause" by people in Profiles.
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Association of menopausal status and hormone use with bladder health and lower urinary tract symptoms in US women: results from the RISE FOR HEALTH study. Menopause. 2025 Jul 01; 32(7):583-591.
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The effects of estradiol on subcortical brain volumes in perimenopausal-onset depression. J Affect Disord. 2025 May 15; 377:45-52.
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Estradiol modulates resting-state connectivity in perimenopausal depression. J Affect Disord. 2025 Feb 15; 371:253-260.
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Exosome Therapy: A Novel Approach for Enhancing Estrogen Levels in Perimenopause. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Jun 27; 25(13).
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A novel method for quantifying affective sensitivity to endogenous ovarian hormones. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2024 09; 167:107095.
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Perimenopausal Effects of Estradiol on Anhedonia and Psychosis Study (PEEPs): study protocol for a neural and molecular mechanistic clinical trial. Trials. 2023 Feb 28; 24(1):150.
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Endocrine and psychosocial moderators of mindfulness-based stress reduction for the prevention of perimenopausal depressive symptoms: A randomized controlled trial. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021 08; 130:105277.
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Mood sensitivity to estradiol predicts depressive symptoms in the menopause transition. Psychol Med. 2021 07; 51(10):1733-1741.
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Uterine fibroids in menopause and perimenopause. Menopause. 2020 02; 27(2):238-242.
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Effects of perimenopausal transdermal estradiol on self-reported sleep, independent of its effect on vasomotor symptom bother and depressive symptoms. Menopause. 2019 11; 26(11):1318-1323.