Menopause and Culture

“Race: More Black people report having hot flashes
during menopause than do people of other races.
Asian people report hot flashes the least often”.1

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  • Culture
  • Way of Life

Menopause

What has been noted about menopause and culture?

In The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause: The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing the Menopause Supporting Notes, published online 30 October 2023, the authors note:

“The menopause is a physiological process experienced by all women who live beyond midlife. The perception and experience of the menopause transition and years post menopause is unique to each woman and will be influenced by the age at which menopause occurs, whether it is natural or iatrogenic, past and current physical and psychological health and well-being, and ethnicity, environment and culture”.2

Vasomotor Symptoms

Is there an association between hot flushes and night sweats, vasomotor symptoms (VMS) and westernized countries?

In The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause: Symptoms of the Menopause – Symptom Prevalence, published online 30 October 2023, the authors also explain:

“Similar prevalences of VMS have been reported across the world, for example in Japan, Bangladesh and Iran, dispelling the belief that menopausal symptoms are phenomena of westernized countries”.3

Hot FlushesMenopause and Culture

Is there an association between hot flushes and culture?

In Hot Flashes: Symptoms & Causes – Risk Factors the (United States) Mayo Clinic note:

  • “Race: More Black people report having hot flashes during menopause than do people of other races. Asian people report hot flashes the least often”.4

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  1. ACOG Explains: Managing Menopause Symptoms [American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists]
  2. Askearlymenopause.org [Ask EM] [+ Video: What Is Early Menopause?]
  3. Consumer Video and Podcast Series: 2023 Consumer Videos and Podcasts – Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Menopause Experience
  4. Consumer Video and Podcast Series: 2024 Consumer Videos and Podcasts – Preparing for Your Menopause Health Care Visit
  5. Culturally Responsive Care for Menopausal Women
  6. Diagnosing Menopause
  7. Diagnostic Tests for Menopause
  8. EMAS On-Demand Webinars [European Menopause and Andropause Society] [Multiply Languages]
  9. EMAS On-Demand Webinars [European Menopause and Andropause Society] [Multiply Languages]: Menopause Beyond Hot Flushes: How To Address Common Symptoms In the Asian Population? (Chinese)
  10. Find A Menopause Practitioner [United States and Other]
  11. Find A Practitioner [Australasian Menopause Society i.e. Australia and New Zealand]
  12. Find Your Nearest BMS Menopause Specialist [British Menopause Society]
  13. First Nation Resources [Australia]
  14. How To Talk To Your Doctor About Menopause
    Black Women’s Menopause
  15. Later Years (Around 50 Years and Over): Menopause and Post Menopause Health – Menopause [+ Video: Menopause] [Other Languages and Formats]
  16. Later Years (Around 50 Years and Over): Menopause and Post Menopause Health – Menopause [+ Video: Should You Fear the Menopause?] [Other Languages and Formats]
  17. Managing Perimenopause Aches & Pain In Punjabi [20 December 2025]
  18. Maori: Menopause What Are the Symptoms? Te Ruahinetanga, he aha Ngā Tohu?
  19. Menopausal Symptoms Explained In Punjabi
  20. Menopause
  21. Menopause
  22. Menopause
    Black Women’s Menopause
  23. Menopause
    Menopause
  24. Menopause Across Cultures: A Review of the Evidence
  25. Menopause Checklist Podcast
  26. Menopause In Different Cultures
  27. Menopause In Ethnic Minority Women [United Kingdom]
  28. Menopause Map: Downloadable Resources – My Personal Path Print Tools – Questions for Your Health Care Provider
    Menopause and Culture
  29. Menopause Map: Downloadable Resources – My Personal Path Print Tools: Symptom Tracker
  30. Menopause (Burmese) – သွေးဆုံးခြင်း
  31. Menopause (Chinese (Simplified) – 更年期／绝经
  32. Menopause (Greek) – Εμμηνόπαυση
  33. Menopause (Hindi) – रजोनिवृत्ति
  34. Menopause (Italian) – Menopausa
  35. Menopause (Karen) – ပိၥ်မုၣ်သွံၣ်ထံကတၢၢ်
  36. Menopause (Nuer) – Cuɔ̱ŋ riɛ̱m da̱pä
  37. Menopause (Portuguese) – Menopausa
  38. Menopause (Punjabi) – ਮਾਹਵਾਰੀ ਆਉਣਾ ਬੰਦ ਹੋਣਾ (ਮੇਨੋਪੌਜ਼)
  39. Menopause (Somali) – Joogsiga dhiigga caadada
  40. Menopause (Swahili) – Kukoma Hedhi
  41. Menopause (Tamil) – மெனோபாஸ்
  42. Menopause (Thai) – วัยหมดประจําเดือน
  43. Menopause (Turkish) – Menopoz
  44. Menopause (Vietnamese) – Mãn kinh
  45. Menopause – Multiply Languages
  46. Menopause – Multiply Languages: Managing Menopause – Arabic (العربية)
  47. Menopause – Multiply Languages: Managing Menopause – Chinese, Simplified (Mandarin Dialect) (简体中文)
  48. Menopause – Multiply Languages: Managing Menopause – Chinese, Traditional (Cantonese Dialect) (繁體中文)
  49. Menopause – Multiply Languages: Managing Menopause – French (Français)
  50. Menopause – Multiply Languages: Managing Menopause – Hindi (हिन्दी)
  51. Menopause – Multiply Languages: Managing Menopause – Japanese (日本語)
  52. Menopause – Multiply Languages: Managing Menopause – Korean (한국어)
  53. Menopause – Multiply Languages: Managing Menopause – Nepali (नेपाली)
  54. Menopause – Multiply Languages: Managing Menopause – Russian (Русский)
  55. Menopause – Multiply Languages: Managing Menopause – Somali (Af-Soomaali)
  56. Menopause – Multiply Languages: Managing Menopause – Spanish (español)
  57. Menopause – Multiply Languages: Managing Menopause – Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
  58. Menopause – The Change – Booklet
    Menopause Culture
  59. Menopause: Ensuring A Tranquil Transition
  60. Menopause: Things You Can Do
  61. Menopause: Your Choice of Language
  62. Menopause: Your Choice of Language – हिंदी (Hindi)
  63. Menopausia
  64. Menopausia
  65. My Menopause In My Language [Arabic, Punjabi or Vietnamese]
  66. Mymenoplan.org [My Menoplan, United States]
  67. Myth vs. Fact Menopause and Perimenopause
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  68. National Women’s Health Week [11-17 May 2025]: Navigating the Road to Menopause
    Menopause and Culture
  69. Navigating Menopause Care Resource Guide
    Menopause and Culture
  70. Perimenopause
  71. Perimenopause
  72. Perimenopause and Menopause Checklist: Translated Checklists
  73. Perimenopause and Menopause Symptom Checklist
  74. Prevalence, Severity, and Associated Factors In Women In East Asia With Moderate-To-Severe Vasomotor Symptoms Associated With Menopause
  75. Resources: Fact Sheets [Multiply Languages]
    Menopause and Culture
  76. Menopause and Culture The Menopause [Multiply Languages]
  77. The Menopause: Bulgarian
  78. The Menopause: English
  79. The Menopause: Lithuanian
  80. The Menopause: Polish
  81. The Menopause: Romanian
  82. The Menopause: Spanish
  83. Tips To Help Manage Menopause Symptoms
  84. Translations
  85. Translations: Arabic – The Menopause [Topics]
  86. Translations: Chinese (Simplified) – The Menopause [Topics]
  87. Translations: Menopause (Arabic)
  88. Translations: Menopause (Chinese Simplified)
  89. Translations: Menopause (Punjabi)
  90. Translations: Menopause (Urdu)
  91. Translations: Polish – The Menopause [Topics]
  92. Translations: Punjabi – The Menopause [Topics]
  93. Translations: Urdu – The Menopause [Topics]
  94. Videos and Podcasts: Videos – A Simple Approach To Menopause: The Menopause Quick Six (www.MQ6.ca)
  95. Vietnamese: Menopause What Are the Symptoms?
  96. Webinars: Lifestyle Medicine
  97. What Is Menopause? [+ Video]
  98. What Is the Difference Between Perimenopause, Menopause and Postmenopause?
  99. World Menopause Day 2025 [18 October]
    Menopause and Culture
  100. ¿Cuáles Son Las Señales y Síntomas De La Menopausia?

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  1. Hot Flashes: Symptoms & Causes – Risk Factors. 04 March 2025. Mayo Clinic https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hot-flashes/symptoms-causes/syc-20352790 Accessed: 24 December 2025
  2. Davis, S. R., Taylor, S., Hemachandra, C., Magraith, K., Ebeling, P. R., Jane, F., and Islam, R. M. The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause: The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing the Menopause Supporting Notes. Published Online: 30 October 2023 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13697137.2023.2258783 Accessed: 24 December 2025
  3. Davis, S. R., Taylor, S., Hemachandra, C., Magraith, K., Ebeling, P. R., Jane, F., and Islam, R. M. The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause: Symptoms of the Menopause – Symptom Prevalence. Published Online: 30 October 2023 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13697137.2023.2258783 Accessed: 24 December 2025
  4. Hot Flashes: Symptoms & Causes – Risk Factors. 04 March 2025. Mayo Clinic https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hot-flashes/symptoms-causes/syc-20352790 Accessed: 24 December 2025
Topic Last Updated: 24 December 2025 – Topic Last Reviewed: 24 December 2025

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