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Papers

(The median citation count of Menopause-The Journal of the North American Menopause Society is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Risk factors for delayed intrauterine device removal among menopausal women in rural China	259
Psychometric properties and validity of the Menopause Rating Scale in postmenopausal Portuguese women	85
The effect of probiotic administration on the severity of menopausal symptoms and mental health of postmenopausal women: a triple-blind randomized controlled trial in the West of Iran	48
A call for health equity when addressing menopausal symptoms	44
Treating where it hurts: tailoring the genitourinary syndrome of menopause treatments	33
Health screening of middle-aged women: what factors impact longevity?	32
Dietary patterns and prevalence of multimorbidity in women in southern Brazil	32
Vitamin D supplements and prevalent overactive bladder in women from midlife through older ages	31
#Menopause: the menopause ontology project	29
Urban-rural differences in epidemiology and risk factors of menopause syndrome in middle-aged Chinese women	27
Efficacy, tolerability, and endometrial safety of ospemifene compared with current therapies for the treatment of vulvovaginal atrophy: a systematic literature review and network meta-analysis	26
Low-serum anti-Müllerian hormone in middle-aged women associates with obesity markers	24
Association between vitamin D and calcium intakes, breast microcalcifications, breast tissue age-related lobular involution and breast density	23
Perimenopause meets life: observations from the Women Living Better Survey	23
Risk factors for future osteoporosis in perimenopausal Japanese women	21
Superficial dyspareunia treatment with hyperstacking of erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet SMOOTH laser: a short-term, pilot study in breast cancer survivors	20
The prevalence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women in urban Tianjin, China and its related factors	19
Examining long-term health impacts of multiparity	19
Menopause hormone therapy and urinary symptoms: a systematic review	19
Quality of life in Spanish postmenopausal breast cancer patients with localized disease who finish endocrine treatment: a prospective study	18
The association between hormone therapy and the risk of lung cancer in postmenopausal women: a 16-year nationwide population-based study	18
Pharmacological interactions and menopausal hormone therapy: a review	18
Health care concerns in women at midlife: differences by race, ethnicity, and neighborhood socioeconomic status	18
Cytological characteristics of premalignant cervical epithelial lesions in postmenopausal women based on endocrine indices and parakeratosis	17
Exercise training and vascular function in postmenopausal individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis	17

Association of parity with body mass index and cardiometabolic risk in high-parous women	16
Impact of the CBT-Meno protocol on menopause-specific beliefs, dysfunctional attitudes, and coping behaviors	16
Letters to the editor	16
Screening for factors at midlife associated with reduced longevity in women	15
Perception of higher frequency of daily hot flashes in 50-year-old women today: a study of trends over time during 48 years in the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg, Sweden	15
Network analysis of eating disorder symptoms in women in perimenopause and early postmenopause	14
Psychometric evaluation of the German Day-to-Day Impact of Vaginal Aging questionnaire using data from two intervention studies	14
Efficacy and safety of lemborexant in midlife women with insomnia disorder	13
Impact of vitamin D supplementation on modulating heat-shock proteins in postmenopausal women: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study	13
Indian physicians' attitudes and practice regarding menopause and its management: a focus group discussion	13
Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society Volume 29, 2022	13
Menopause hormone therapy and sarcodynapenia: the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging	12
Climacteric status is associated with sexual dysfunction at the age of 46 years: a population-based study	12
Nonhormone treatments for vasomotor symptoms	12
Isolated vitamin D supplementation improves the adipokine profile of postmenopausal women: a randomized clinical trial	11
Postmenopausal giant ovarian tumor: a rare case report and literature review	11
Menopause for justice-involved women: consequences and care in prison systems	11
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists for ovarian protection during breast cancer chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Menopausal hormone therapy and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: Health Insurance Database in South Korea–based retrospective cohort study	11
Hormone therapy for sexual function in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis update	11
Hysterectomy with or without ovarian conservation: similar associations with vascular health?	11
Genitourinary syndrome of menopause—I know it when I see it—or do I?	10
Psychometric properties of a Persian version of the Vulvovaginal Symptoms Questionnaire for measuring vulvovaginal symptoms in postmenopausal women	10
Efficacy and safety of elinzanetant, a selective neurokinin-1,3 receptor antagonist for vasomotor symptoms: a dose-finding clinical trial (SWITCH-1)	10
Prasterone in the treatment of mild to moderate urge incontinence: an observational study	10
Should vitamin D supplements be prescribed routinely for midlife women?	9
Composite dietary antioxidant intake and osteoporosis likelihood in premenopausal and postmenopausal women: a population-based study in the United States	9
Practice patterns and perspectives regarding treatment for symptoms of menopause: qualitative interviews with US health care providers	9
2022 Annual Meeting of The North American Menopause Society October 12 – 15, 2022, Atlanta, GA	9
Update on estrogen therapy and prevention of bone loss	9
Interactions between nutrient intake and comorbidities for quality of life in premenopausal and postmenopausal women	9
Moving toward health equity: the influence of race and ethnicity on choice and quality of life of menopause treatment in midlife women	9
The association between metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease diagnosis and vasomotor symptoms in midlife women	8
Association of hormone preparations with bone mineral density, osteopenia, and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2018	8
Trends in osteoporosis medication use in US postmenopausal women: analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2000 through 2017-2018	8
Hormone therapy and midlife sexuality—is estrogen a hormone of desire?	8
Prophylactic salpingectomy with delayed oophorectomy as a two-staged alternative for primary prevention of ovarian cancer in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers: women's point of view	8
Associations of reproductive hormones and stress-related factors with menopausal symptoms	7
Serum uric acid levels and the risk of diabetes mellitus in premenopausal and postmenopausal women: the Suita study	7
Hot flashes and the placebo effect: effective placebo or a research artifact?	7
Longitudinal associations of psychosocial stressors with menopausal symptoms and well-being among women in midlife	7
Effects of nutritional interventions on the severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms of women in the menopausal transition and menopause: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression	7
Effects of resistance training on C-reactive protein in menopausal and postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	7
Association of ß-glucuronidase activity with menopausal status, ethnicity, adiposity, and inflammation in women	7
Testosterone use for hypoactive sexual desire disorder in postmenopausal women	7
A review of African American women's experiences in menopause	7
Differing effects of oral conjugated equine estrogen and transdermal estradiol on vitamin D metabolism in postmenopausal women: a 4-year longitudinal study	7
Early menopause and cardiovascular risk factors: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study	7
Menopausal vasomotor symptoms and adiponectin among midlife women	7
Abstract Author Index	7

Effects of mixed heavy metals on kidney function in premenopausal and postmenopausal women	7
The range and variation in serum estradiol concentration in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women treated with transdermal estradiol in a real-world setting: a cross-sectional study	7
Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society Volume 29, 2022	6
Lifestyle for breast cancer risk reduction	6
Effects of menopausal hormone therapy on the risk of ovarian cancer: Health Insurance Database in South Korea–based cohort study	6
Correlation between plasma sphingosine-1-phosphate and the occurrence and severity of coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women	6
Self-reported menstrual cycle length during reproductive years in relation to menopausal symptoms at midlife in Project Viva	6
Limited evidence of a threshold effect for increasing adiposity on risk of symptoms at midlife	6
Sarcopenia and menopause	6
Letter to the Editor	6
Clinical management of hypoactive sexual desire disorder in postmenopausal women	6
Diagnosis, causes, and treatment of dyspareunia in postmenopausal women	6
Barriers to hormone therapy following prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers	6
Changes in cardiovascular disease risk factors during menopausal transition in Japanese women: the Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS)	6
The association of hysterectomy with or without ovarian conservation with subclinical atherosclerosis progression in healthy postmenopausal women	6
Resistance training for postmenopausal women: systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Response to the letter to the editor	5
Association of dietary intake of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids with breast cancer risk in pre- and postmenopausal Chinese women	5
The impact of foot massage given to postmenopausal women on anxiety, fatigue, and sleep: a randomized-controlled trial	5
Estimation of placebo effect in randomized placebo-controlled trials for moderate or severe vasomotor symptoms: a meta-analysis	5
Physical activity and exercise for hot flashes: trigger or treatment?	5
Interactions between genetic variants and environmental risk factors are associated with the severity of pelvic organ prolapse	5
Investigating the efficacy and feasibility of using a whole-of-diet approach to lower circulating levels of C-reactive protein in postmenopausal women: a mixed methods pilot study	5
Use of exogenous hormones in those at increased risk for breast cancer: contraceptive and menopausal hormones in gene carriers and other high-risk patients	5
Mid-40s menopause transition: not premature, but associated with sexual dysfunction	5
A survey of medical cannabis use during perimenopause and postmenopause	5
Association of hormone therapy and changes of objective sleep quality in women of late menopausal transition with sleep disorder: a preliminary study	5
Relationship between handgrip strength and endogenous hormones in postmenopausal women	5
Behavioral interventions for improving sleep outcomes in menopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Early menopause and cardiovascular risk: directionality matters	4
Dynapenic-abdominal obesity as an independent risk factor for chronic kidney disease in postmenopausal women: a population-based cohort study	4
Effects of health coaching on menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal and perimenopausal women	4
Lessons from shaking menopausal hands	4
Susan D Reed, MD, MPH, MS, NCMP 2022-2023 NAMS President	4
Effects of topical dehydroepiandrosterone therapy in women after pelvic organ prolapse surgery	4
Clinicopathological features of endometrial lesions in asymptomatic postmenopausal women with thickened endometrium	4
Black cohosh extracts in women with menopausal symptoms: an updated pairwise meta-analysis	4
Effect of laser acupuncture on pain and density of bone in osteoporotic postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial	4
An umbrella systematic review of the effect of physical exercise on mental health of women in menopause	4
Endometrial safety of low-dose vaginal estrogens	4
Letter to the Editor	4
Trajectories of depressive symptoms over 20 years and subsequent lower urinary tract symptoms and impact among women	4
A dietary intervention for vasomotor symptoms of menopause: a randomized, controlled trial	4
Barriers to surgical menopause counseling in gynecologic cancers: a quantitative and qualitative study of patients and providers	4
Continuing progress on vasomotor symptoms	4
Priorities for alleviating menopausal symptoms after cancer	4
Long-term changes in plasma proteomic profiles in premenopausal and postmenopausal Black and White women: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study	4