Menopause & perimenopause

Frequently asked questions on menopause, perimenopause, and post-menopause — References & further reading

16) Is there any way to predict when I’ll go through menopause?

¹ Page, J. 2007. Menopause at 30 for millions in poverty. Doctors identify malnutrition link. Problem greater in rural areas. URL: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines07/0123-03.htm (accessed 12.14.2009).

  Kok, H., et al. 2007. Genetic studies to identify genes underlying menopausal age. Hum. Reprod. Update, 11 (5), 483–493. URL: http://humupd.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/11/5/483 (accessed 01.07.2010).

² Dellapiane, B. 2009. Early menopause: An Italian test to predict it. URL: http://bridgestoitaly.ning.com/profiles/blogs/early-menopause-an-italian (accessed 02.17.2010).

³ Prins, G. 2009. Estrogen imprinting: When your epigenetic memories come back to haunt you. Endocrinol., 149 (12), 5919–5921. URL: http://endo.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/149/12/5919 (accessed 02.24.2010).

17) Is there a difference between hot flashes and night sweats?

¹ Gerber, L., et al. 2007. Hot flashes are associated with increased ambulatory systolic blood pressure. Menopause, 14 (2), 308–315. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17213753 (accessed 05.04.2010).

² Thurston, R., et al. 2008. Hot flashes and subclinical cardiovascular disease: Findings from the study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Circulation, 118 (12), 1234–1240. URL: http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/118/12/1234 (accessed 05.04.2010).

³ Svartberg, J., et al. 2009. Vasomotor symptoms and mortality: The Rancho Bernardo Study. Menopause, 16 (5), 888–891. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19421076 (accessed 05.04.2010).

⁴ Thurston, R., et al. 2010. History of hot flashes and aortic calcification among postmenopausal women. Menopause, 17 (2), 256–261. URL: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/718377 (accessed 05.06.2010).

⁵ Gallicchio L, et al. 2010. Hot flashes and blood pressure in midlife women. Maturitas, 65 (1), 69–74. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19945805 (accessed 05.04.2010).

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