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Her team analyzed over 50 studies and found that people using estrogen therapy in midlife, or within 10 years of their final menstrual period, had a significantly lower risk of dementia.
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Akshay Syal, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
For women who are more than 10 years from their final menstrual period, starting hormone therapy may increase their risk of cardiovascular disease.
—Genevieve Hofmann, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
Unlike the transitional phase leading up to menopause which can last four to 10 years, menopause itself is a defined moment, a single point in time—the day a woman has gone 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period, with no other medical cause—so women don’t stay in this stage.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025
Perimenopause is the transition period leading up to menopause (the end of your menstrual period).
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 12 Sep. 2025
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Akshay Syal, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
For women who are more than 10 years from their final menstrual period, starting hormone therapy may increase their risk of cardiovascular disease.
—Genevieve Hofmann, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
Unlike the transitional phase leading up to menopause which can last four to 10 years, menopause itself is a defined moment, a single point in time—the day a woman has gone 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period, with no other medical cause—so women don’t stay in this stage.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025
Perimenopause is the transition period leading up to menopause (the end of your menstrual period).
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Menstrual period.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/menstrual%20period. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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