Menopause - Physiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Effect of cardiorespiratory fitness on vascular regulation and oxidative stress in postmenopausal women.

26 Sep 2009 Increasing evidence exists suggesting an important role for oxidative stress in the pathogenesis and progression of hypertension in women via a decrease of NO production after menopause. Regular physical training has been shown to upregulate ... Read more...

Coronary heart disease of females: lessons learned from nonhuman primates.

30 Aug 2009 The cynomolgus monkey model has contributed to significant advances regarding the understanding of coronary artery atherosclerosis of females. There are currently 8 million women in the United States living with heart disease, necessitating further ... Read more...

Women's mental health: depression and anxiety.

30 Aug 2009 Sex ratios for selected mental disorders such as major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder are much higher in women than men. Anxiety disorders constitute the most prevalent mental disorder in adults, and affect twice as many women as men. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Menopause - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Effect of cardiorespiratory fitness on vascular regulation and oxidative stress in postmenopausal women. 26 Sep 2009
• Coronary heart disease of females: lessons learned from nonhuman primates. 30 Aug 2009
• Women's mental health: depression and anxiety. 30 Aug 2009
• Cardiovascular risk in menopausal women and prevalent related co-morbid conditions: facing the post-Women's Health Initiative era. 20 Aug 2009
• Executive function and attention are preserved in older surgically menopausal monkeys receiving estrogen or estrogen plus progesterone. 17 Aug 2009
• Estrogen replacement increases matrix metalloproteinase contribution to vasoconstriction in a rat model of menopause. 30 Jul 2009
• Testing ovarian reserve to predict age at menopause. 21 Jul 2009
• No clear association between female hormonal aspects and osteoarthritis of the hand, hip and knee: a systematic review. 14 Jul 2009
• The interface of depression, sleep, and vasomotor symptoms. 29 Jun 2009
• Predictors of placebo response in a randomized, controlled trial of phytotherapy in menopause. 29 Jun 2009
• Memory complaints and memory performance in the menopausal transition. 29 Jun 2009
• Experience of menopausal symptoms by women in an urban community in Ibadan, Nigeria. 29 Jun 2009
• The epidemiological study of women with urinary incontinence and risk factors for stress urinary incontinence in China. 29 Jun 2009
• Depression is associated with worse objectively and subjectively measured sleep, but not more frequent awakenings, in women with vasomotor symptoms. 29 Jun 2009
• Temporal associations of hot flashes and depression in the transition to menopause. 29 Jun 2009
• Quality of sexual life and menopause. 29 Jun 2009
• [The process of aging and sexuality] 29 Jun 2009
• [Pain processing, pain memory and quality of sleep] 22 Jun 2009
• Are we drawing the right conclusions from randomised placebo-controlled trials? A post-hoc analysis of data from a randomised controlled trial. 21 Jun 2009
• KLOTHO gene polymorphisms G-395A and C1818T are associated with lipid and glucose metabolism, bone mineral density and systolic blood pressure in Japanese healthy subjects. 15 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Menopause'

Definition: 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 UI: D008593

Alternative terms: Menopause; Change of Life, Female;

Related Mesh Headings: Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal; Estrogen Replacement Therapy; Premenopause; Postmenopause; Hot Flashes;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; drug effects; ethnology; genetics; immunology; metabolism; physiology; psychology; radiation effects; urine;

Tree Number: G08.686.157.500; G08.686.785.760.960.249.500;

Technical Notes: PERIMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; and POSTMENOPAUSE are available