"Menopause, Premature" 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 premature cessation of menses (MENSTRUATION) when the last menstrual period occurs in a woman under the age of 40. It is due to the depletion of OVARIAN FOLLICLES. Premature MENOPAUSE can be caused by diseases; OVARIECTOMY; RADIATION; chemicals; and chromosomal abnormalities.
| Descriptor ID |
D008594
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.351.500.056.630.250 G08.686.157.500.500 G08.686.841.249.500.500
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Menopause, Premature" by people in this website by year, and whether "Menopause, Premature" 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 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Menopause, Premature" by people in Profiles.
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Menopausal age, adipokines, and heart failure incidence in postmenopausal women of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Menopause. 2025 Jan 01; 32(1):72-80.
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Ovarian Insufficiency: Clinical Spectrum and Management Challenges. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Apr; 33(4):397-406.
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Age at Menopause, Leukocyte Telomere Length, and Coronary Artery Disease in Postmenopausal Women. Circ Res. 2023 08 18; 133(5):376-386.
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Premature menopause and cardiovascular disease: can we blame estrogen? Eur Heart J. 2022 10 21; 43(40):4158-4160.
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Dyslipidemia in midlife women: Approach and considerations during the menopausal transition. Maturitas. 2022 Dec; 166:14-20.
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Premature and early menopause among US women with or at risk for HIV. Menopause. 2022 06 01; 29(6):741-747.
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Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing. Nature. 2021 08; 596(7872):393-397.
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Immortal Time Bias in Observational Studies. JAMA. 2021 Feb 16; 325(7):686-687.
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Premature Menopause, Clonal Hematopoiesis, and Coronary Artery Disease in Postmenopausal Women. Circulation. 2021 02 02; 143(5):410-423.
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Association of Premature Menopause With Risk of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the Women's Health Initiative. Ann Surg. 2022 12 01; 276(6):e1008-e1016.