Menopause Research References

Here are the menopause research references I have used in the Mentoring through Wellbeing and Beyond offering and a few other interesting articles.

Aljumah, R., Phillips, S., & Harper, J. C. (2023). An online survey of postmenopausal women to determine their attitudes and knowledge of the menopause. Post Reproductive Health, 0(0), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1177/20533691231166543

Arts-de Jong, M., van Westerop, L. L., Hoogerbrugge, N., Massuger, L. F., Maas, A. H., van Beek, M. H., & de Hullu, J. A. (2018). Self-compassion, physical fitness and climacteric symptoms in oophorectomized BRCA1/2 mutation carriers. Maturitas, 108, 13-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.11.002

Avis, N. E., Crawford, S. L., & Green, R. (2018). Vasomotor symptoms across the menopause transition. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 45(4), 629-640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ogc.2018.07.005

Avis, N. E., Crawford, S. L., Greendale, G., Bromberger, J. T., Everson-Rose, S. A., Gold, E. B., Hess, R., Joffe, H., Kravitz, H. M., Tepper, P. G., & Thurston, R. C. (2015). Duration of menopausal vasomotor symptoms over the menopause transition. JAMA Internal Medicine, 175(4), 531. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.8063

Brown, L., Bryant, C., Brown, V. M., Bei, B., & Judd, F. K. (2014). Self-compassion weakens the association between hot flushes and night sweats and daily life functioning and depression. Maturitas, 78(4), 298-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.05.012

Cramer, H., Peng, W., & Lauche, R. (2018). Yoga for menopausal symptoms—A systematic review and meta-analysis. Maturitas, 109, 13-25. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.12.005

Dashti, S., Bahri, N., Fathi Najafi, T., Amiridelui, M., & Latifnejad Roudsari, R. (2021). Influencing factors on women’s attitudes toward menopause: A systematic review. Menopause, 28(10), 1192-1200. https://doi.org/10.1097/GME.0000000000001833

El Khoudary, S. R., Greendale, G., Crawford, S. L., Avis, N. E., Brooks, M. M., Thurston, R. C., Karvonen-Gutierrez, C., Waetjen, L. E., & Matthews, K. (2019). The menopause transition and women’s health at midlife: A progress report from the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Menopause, 26(10), 1213-1227. https://doi.org/10.1097/GME.0000000000001424

Faleschini, S., Tiemeier, H., Rifas-Shiman, S. L., Rich-Edwards, J., Joffe, H., Perng, W., Shifren, J., Chavarro, J. E., Hivert, M. F., & Oken, E. (2022). Longitudinal associations of psychosocial stressors with menopausal symptoms and well-being among women in midlife. Menopause, 29(11), 1247-1253. https://doi.org/10.1097/GME.0000000000002056

Gibbs, Z., Lee, S., & Kulkarni, J. (2012). What factors determine whether a woman becomes depressed during the perimenopause? Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 15(5), 323-332. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-012-0304-0

Gökbulut, N., Ibici Akça, E., & Karakayali Ay, Ç. (2022). The impact of foot massage given to postmenopausal women on anxiety, fatigue, and sleep: a randomized-controlled trial. Menopause, 10.1097/GME.0000000000002062. https://doi.org/10.1097/gme.0000000000002062

Greene, J. G. (1998). Constructing a standard climacteric scale. Maturitas, 29(1), 25-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378-5122(98)00025-5

Haimov-Kochman, R., Constantini, N., Brzezinski, A., & Hochner-Celnikier, D. (2013). Regular exercise is the most significant lifestyle parameter associated with the severity of climacteric symptoms: A cross sectional study. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 170(1), 229-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.06.018

Haines, C. J., Xing, S. M., Park, K. H., Holinka, C. F., & Ausmanas, M. K. (2005). Prevalence of menopausal symptoms in different ethnic groups of Asian women and responsiveness to therapy with three doses of conjugated estrogens/medroxyprogesterone acetate: The Pan-Asia Menopause (PAM) study. Maturitas, 52(3-4), 264-276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2005.03.012

Harper, J. C., Phillips, S., Biswakarma, R., Yasmin, E., Saridogan, E., Radhakrishnan, S., M, C. D., & Talaulikar, V. (2022). An online survey of perimenopausal women to determine their attitudes and knowledge of the menopause. Womens Health (Lond), 18, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057221106890

Hickey, M., Hunter, M. S., Santoro, N., & Ussher, J. (2022). Normalising menopause. BMJ, 2022, Article 377:e069369. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2021-069369

Hoga, L., Rodolpho, J., Goncalves, B., & Quirino, B. (2015). Women’s experience of menopause: A systematic review of qualitative evidence. JBI Database Systematic Reviews & Implementation Reports, 13(8), 250-337. https://doi.org/10.11124/jbisrir-2015-1948

Hunter, M., & Rendall, M. (2007). Bio-psycho-socio-cultural perspectives on menopause. Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 21(2), 261-274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2006.11.001

Hunter, M. S. (2019). Menopause and midlife. In J. M. Ussher, J. C. Chrisler, & J. Perz (Eds.), Routledge International Handbook of Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health (pp. 83-98). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351035620

Jones, K. M., Brown, L., Houston, E. E., & Bryant, C. (2021). The role of self-compassion in the relationship between hot flushes and night sweats and anxiety. Maturitas, 144, 81-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2020.11.001

Kapoor, E., Okuno, M., Miller, V. M., Rocca, L. G., Rocca, W. A., Kling, J. M., Kuhle, C. L., Mara, K. C., Enders, F. T., & Faubion, S. S. (2021). Association of adverse childhood experiences with menopausal symptoms: Results from the Data Registry on Experiences of Aging, Menopause and Sexuality (DREAMS). Maturitas, 143, 209-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2020.10.006

Kim, B. V., Iliodromiti, S., Christmas, M., Bell, R., Lensen, S., Hickey, M., & International COMMA (Core OutcoMes in MenopAuse) Consortium. (2020). Protocol for development of a core outcome set for menopausal symptoms (COMMA). Menopause, 27(12), 1371-1375. https://doi.org/10.1097/GME.0000000000001632

Larroy, C., Marin Martin, C., Lopez-Picado, A., & Fernández Arias, I. (2020). The impact of perimenopausal symptomatology, sociodemographic status and knowledge of menopause on women’s quality of life. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 301(4), 1061-1068. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-019-05238-1

Lensen, S., Archer, D., Bell, R. J., Carpenter, J. S., Christmas, M., Davis, S. R., Giblin, K., Goldstein, S. R., Hillard, T., Hunter, M. S., Iliodromiti, S., Jaisamrarn, U., Joffe, H., Khandelwal, S., Kiesel, L., Kim, B. V., Lambalk, C. B., Lumsden, M. A., Maki, P. M., . . . Hickey, M. (2021). A core outcome set for vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause: The COMMA (Core Outcomes in Menopause) global initiative. Menopause, 28(8), 852-858. https://doi.org/10.1097/GME.0000000000001787

Lensen, S., Bell, R. J., Carpenter, J. S., Christmas, M., Davis, S. R., Giblin, K., Goldstein, S. R., Hillard, T., Hunter, M. S., Iliodromiti, S., Jaisamrarn, U., Khandelwal, S., Kiesel, L., Kim, B. V., Lumsden, M. A., Maki, P. M., Mitchell, C. M., Nappi, R. E., Niederberger, C., . . . Hickey, M. (2021). A core outcome set for genitourinary symptoms associated with menopause: The COMMA (Core Outcomes in Menopause) global initiative. Menopause, 28(8), 859-866. https://doi.org/10.1097/GME.0000000000001788

Lerner-Geva, L., Boyko, V., Blumstein, T., & Benyamini, Y. (2010). The impact of education, cultural background, and lifestyle on symptoms of the menopausal transition: The women’s health at midlife study. Journal of Women’s Health, 19(5), 975-985. https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2009.1381

Meiselman, H. L. (2016). Quality of life, well-being and wellness: Measuring subjective health for foods and other products. Food Quality and Preference, 54, 101-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2016.05.009

Menopause Foundation of Canada. (2022). The silence and the stigma: Menopause in Canada. https://menopausefoundationcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/MFC-Report_The-Silence-and-the-Stigma_Menopause-in-Canada_October-2022.pdf

Munn, C., Vaughan, L., Talaulikar, V., Davies, M. C., & Harper, J. C. (2022). Menopause knowledge and education in women under 40: Results from an online survey. Women’s Health, 18, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057221139660

Nappi, R. E., Kroll, R., Siddiqui, E., Stoykova, B., Rea, C., Gemmen, E., & Schultz, N. M. (2021). Global cross-sectional survey of women with vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause: Prevalence and quality of life burden. Menopause, 28(8), 875-882. https://doi.org/10.1097/GME.0000000000001793

Pajalić, Z., & Raboteg-Šarić, Z. (2020). Determinants of menopause-related symptoms in women during the transition to menopause and the postmenopausal period – A systematic literature review. Journal of Health Sciences, 10(1), 1-33. https://doi.org/10.17532/jhsci.2020.885

Susanti, H. D., Sonko, I., Chang, P. C., Chuang, Y. H., & Chung, M. H. (2022). Effects of yoga on menopausal symptoms and sleep quality across menopause statuses: A randomized controlled trial. Nursing & Health Sciences, 24(2), 368-379. https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12931

Wang, M., Kartsonaki, C., Guo, Y., Lv, J., Gan, W., Chen, Z.-M., Li, L.-M., Hu, C.-G., Yang, L., & Yu, M. (2021). Factors related to age at natural menopause in China: Results from the China Kadoorie Biobank. Menopause, 28(10), 1130-1142. https://doi.org/10.1097/gme.0000000000001829

Wang, Q., Zhao, D., Zhou, M., Zhao, X., Gao, Y., Duan, J., Cao, C., & Li, P. (2022). The effect of resilience and family support match on psychological distress among women in the menopausal transition based on polynomial regression and response surface analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(21), 14165. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114165

WHO Scientific Group. (1994). WHO Scientific Group report: Research on the menopause in the 1990s (866). World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/41841/WHO_TRS_866.pdf

Yazdkhasti, M., Keshavarz, M., Khoei, E. M., Hosseini, A., Esmaeilzadeh, S., Pebdani, M. A., & Jafarzadeh, H. (2012). The effect of support group method on quality of life in post-menopausal women. Iran Journal of Public Health, 41(11), 78-84. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3521890/pdf/ijph-41-78.pdf

Ye, L., Knox, B., & Hickey, M. (2022). Management of menopause symptoms and quality of life during the menopause transition. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, 51(4), 817-836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecl.2022.04.006

Yilmaz, K. (2013). Comparison of quantitative and qualitative research traditions: Epistemological, theoretical, and methodological differences. European Journal of Education, 48(2), 311-311. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12014

Young, H., & Kotera, Y. (2022). Menopause and body image: the protective effect of self-compassion and mediating role of mental distress. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 50(2), 321-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2021.2009770

Zou, P., Waliwitiya, T., Luo, Y., Sun, W., Shao, J., Zhang, H., & Huang, Y. (2021). Factors influencing healthy menopause among immigrant women: A scoping review. BMC Women’s Health, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-021-01327-z