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Menopause is a natural decline in the ovarian function of women who reach the age between 45 and 54 years. "About 25 million women pass through menopause worldwide each year, and it has been estimated that, by the year 2030, the world population of menopausal and postmenopausal women will be 1.2 billion, with 47 million new entrants each year."
Midlife is typically a life stage when men and women may be dealing with demanding life events and responsibilities, such as work, health problems, and caring roles. For example, in 2018 in the UK women aged 45–54 report more work-related stress than men or women of any other age group. [ 120 ]
The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) was a series of clinical studies initiated by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1991, to address major health issues causing morbidity and mortality in postmenopausal women. It consisted of three clinical trials (CT) and an observational study (OS).
Harvard researchers analyzed 30 years of data on over 106,000 participants from the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. The study included 70,467 women and 36,464 men.
More support for painful periods and the menopause are among the top priorities for women’s health in 2024, the Government has said. Maternity care will also be bolstered, including raising more ...
Women are twice as likely to have an eating disorder in their 40s as to have breast cancer, but midlife eating disorders are under-researched and overlooked. This Menopause Side Effect Was Overlooked.
The average age for the menopause transition is 51. [2] Women over the age of 50 are a growing demographic in the workforce. [15] 14 million working days are lost to menopause each year in the UK. [16] Around 900,000 women have left jobs in the UK because of menopause symptoms making continuing work impossible. [12] [17]
The Menopause Society, founded in 1989, is a nonprofit, multidisciplinary organization with the mission of promoting the health and quality of life of women during midlife and beyond through an understanding of menopause and healthy aging.