There are two phases of changing hormones leading to menopause, and the first begins when periods are still coming monthly.
When do hormonal patterns start to change?

One-third of a woman’s life in developed countries is spent beyond menopause. Although the term menopause is often used loosely to describe the entire time frame of a woman’s midlife changes, there are different stages to menopause and the transition is often incremental.

n this presentation Dr. Cortés will provide an overview of the current evidence linking reproductive health, from menarche thru postmenopause, to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in midlife women and beyond.