"Postmenopause" 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 physiological period following the MENOPAUSE, the permanent cessation of the menstrual life.
| Descriptor ID |
D017698
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.157.500.625 G08.686.841.249.500.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Postmenopause- Postmenopause
- Postmenopausal Period
- Period, Postmenopausal
- Post-Menopause
- Post Menopause
- Post-Menopauses
- Post-menopausal Period
- Period, Post-menopausal
- Post menopausal Period
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1997 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1998 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2001 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2005 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postmenopause" by people in Profiles.
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Endocrine therapy adherence and 10-year cardiometabolic risk in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2026 Nov 02; 10(6).
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Reproductive Characteristics, Postmenopausal Obesity, and Cardiovascular Disease Incidence in the Women's Health Initiative. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Oct 06; 15(19):e049882.
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Examining the relationship between D3Cr muscle mass, physical performance, and functional limitation in postmenopausal women. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2026 Sep 05; 81(10).
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DXA-Derived Abdominal Adiposity and Obesity-Related Cancer Risk Among Postmenopausal Women in the Women's Health Initiative. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2026 May; 34(5):997-1009.
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DXA-Derived Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue and Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Mortality. Curr Oncol. 2026 Feb 17; 33(2).
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Greater adherence to healthful dietary patterns is associated with lower insomnia risk in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. Sleep. 2026 Jan 13; 49(1).
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Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry-Derived Adiposity and Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Postmenopausal Women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2025 Oct 03; 34(10):1801-1809.
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Overall and central adiposity and risk of contralateral breast cancer: The California Breast Cancer Survivorship Consortium. Int J Cancer. 2026 Jan 01; 158(1):69-83.
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Development and Validation of Body Mass Index-Specific Waist Circumference Thresholds in Postmenopausal Women : A Prospective Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Aug; 178(8):1073-1084.
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Intentional Weight Loss, Waist Circumference Reduction, and Mortality Risk Among Postmenopausal Women. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Mar 03; 8(3):e250609.