Beyond conventional risk factors for cardiovascular disease, women face an additional
burden of sex-specific risk factors. Key stages of a woman's reproductive history may …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women, who have a notable
increase in the risk for this disease after menopause and typically develop coronary heart …

Every woman who lives past midlife will experience menopause, which, by definition, is
complete cessation of ovarian function. This process might occur spontaneously (natural …

Obesity is a chronic, relapsing condition characterized by excess body fat. Its prevalence
has increased globally since the 1970s, and the number of obese and overweight people is …

Menopause is often a turning point for women's health worldwide. Increasing knowledge
from experimental data and clinical studies indicates that cardiometabolic changes can …

The symptoms of menopause can be distressing, particularly as they occur at a time when
women have important roles in society, within the family and at the workplace. Hormonal …

Ischemic stroke is a devastating brain injury resulting in high mortality and substantial loss of
function. Understanding the pathophysiology of ischemic stroke risk, mortality, and functional …

Abstract The International Menopause Society (IMS) has produced these new 2016
recommendations on women's midlife health and menopause hormone therapy (MHT) to …

BACKGROUND. The relation between the menopause transition (MT) and changes in body
composition or weight remains uncertain. We hypothesized that, independent of …

Menopause is an aging process and an important time equivalent to one-third of a woman's
lifetime. Menopause significantly increases the risk of cardiometabolic diseases, such as …