Each year, about 25 million cisgender women around the world experience menopause — a natural stage of life that normally occurs between the ages of 45 and 55, when they stop having a menstrual cycle.
Postmenopause refers to the time period when a person exits menopause and they do not have their menstrual cycle for at least 12 months.
Postmenopause can increase the risk for certain health conditions, including osteoporosis, obesity, depression, metabolic syndrome, and
“Postmenopausal women are one of the least studied groups in the [United States], yet it’s a significant hormonal shift that will impact nearly half of the population,” Robert M. Hackman, PhD, research nutritionist in the Department of Nutrition at the University of California, Davis, told Medical News Today. “As estrogen declines, women face significant changes in heart and metabolic health, like higher blood pressure and cholesterol.”
