“The first 10 years post menopause
is an important window for intervention and
is where preventative measures can be most effective…”.1
Umbrella
What may the Postmenopause and Chronic Disease Prevention Umbrella include?
Depending on the Source (DotS) this Umbrella may include:
- After/Beyond Menopause, Postmenopause Chronic Conditions/Diseases/Illnesses Prevention
- After/Beyond Menopause, Postmenopause Healthy Living
Chronic Conditions
Postmenopause, how many women may experience chronic conditions?
On page one in The Mediterranean Diet and Menopausal Health: An EMAS Position Statement – Abstract: Introduction Cano et al. elaborate on:
Chronic Diseases Prevention
How may chronic diseases be prevented?
In Top 4 Tips To Prevent Chronic Diseases the (United States) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention elaborate on:
- Don’t smoke…
- Eat healthy…
- Be active…
- Limit drinking…”.3
Postmenopause Chronic Diseases Prevention
Postmenopause, how may chronic diseases be prevented?
On page two in Prevention of Diseases After Menopause: Summary of Prevention Strategies Lobo et al. elaborate on:
For all women, lifestyle measures (diet and exercise), control of body weight, mentally stimulating activity and regular screening for cancer should be carried out. As part of this armamentarium, MHT should be considered, particularly in symptomatic women. Beyond this, the identification of specific risks (e.g. osteoporosis) may warrant more specific prevention therapy”.4
On page four in Maintaining Health and Preventing Disease After the Menopause the International Menopause Society (IMS) list their Top 10 Prevention Tips for Chronic Disease In Later Life:
- Smoking cessation
- Reduction of alcohol consumption
- Regular aerobic exercise
- Healthy diet
- Control of body weight
- Participation in mentally stimulating activities
- Regular screening for cancer
- Consideration of MHT in women younger than age 60, not only to help manage hot flushes and other symptoms of the menopause transition but also potentially, to help prevent CHD
- Consideration of specific prevention therapies for other diseases if you are at higher risk because of family history or other personal risk factor
- Be sure to discuss your options and prevention strategies with your healthcare professional”.5
Hormone Therapy
In 2022, what did the (United States) U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) note in their final recommendations about the use of HT for the primary prevention of chronic conditions in postmenopausal persons?
In Hormone Therapy In Postmenopausal Persons: Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions, published 01 November 2022, the USPSTF’s recommendations include:

The USPSTF recommends against the use of combined estrogen and progestin for the primary prevention of chronic conditions in postmenopausal persons”.6
In Hormone Therapy In Postmenopausal Persons: Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions, published 01 November 2022, the USPSTF’s recommendations also include:
The USPSTF recommends against the use of estrogen alone for the primary prevention of chronic conditions in postmenopausal persons who have had a hysterectomy”.7
Health Care Provider
What if I would like help with postmenopause chronic disease prevention?
If you would like help with postmenopause chronic disease prevention, it may be in your best interest to choose to talk to your health care provider about this. The IMS remind us:
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- Tip Sheet: What To Know About Post-Menopause Health Risks [17 November 2023]
- Top 4 Tips To Prevent Chronic Diseases
- Video Series-2023: Menopause and Heart Disease
- Videos & Podcasts: Videos – Interviews: Cardiovascular Disease In Women
- Webinars: Previous – Cardiovascular Disease
- World Menopause Day [18 October 2023]
- 5 Ways To Get the Most of Your Time At the Doctor’s Office
- About Heart Disease In Women
- Are You Up To Date on Your Preventive Care?
- Askearlymenopause.org [Ask EM]
- BMS TV: Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
- BMS TV: Osteoporosis
- BMS TV: Sleep
- BMS TV: Urogenital Atrophy
- Bioidentical Hormones: Are They Safer?
- #BoneMatters Q&A: Nutrition
- Build Better Bones.org [International Osteoporosis Foundation]
- Cancer
- Consumer Health: Osteoporosis and Exercise
- Consumer Health: Preventing Osteoporosis
- Consumer Health: Women’s Health and Living A Longer, Healthier Life
- Deciding About Hormone Therapy Use
- Diabetes
- Exercise In Menopause
- Find A Menopause Practitioner [United States and Other]
- Find An AMS Doctor [Australasian Menopause Society i.e. Australia and New Zealand]
- Find Your Nearest BMS Menopause Specialist [British Menopause Society]
- Get A Bone Density Test
- Get the Facts on Exercise and Chronic Disease
- Guidance on Menopausal Hormone Therapy
- HRT & Menopause Extra
- Health After Menopause
- Healthy Living By Age: Healthy Living In Your 50s
- Healthy Living By Age: Healthy Living In Your 60s
- Healthy Living By Age: Healthy Living In Your 70s
- Heart Health for Women
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) With Dr Nicky Peel & Prof. David Armstrong
- Hormone Therapy In Postmenopausal Persons: Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions
- Hormone Therapy: Is It Right for You?
- How Menopause Impacts Your Health
- How To Prevent Cancer: 6 Ways To Lower Your Risk
- How To Prevent Osteoporosis After Menopause
- How You Can Prevent Chronic Diseases
- Individually Modifiable Risk Factors To Ameliorate Cognitive Aging: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Joint Position Statement By the British Menopause Society, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Society for Endocrinology on Best Practice Recommendations for the Care of Women Experiencing the Menopause
Later Years (Around 50 Years and Over): Menopause and Post Menopause Health
- Later Years (Around 50 Years and Over): Menopause and Post Menopause Health – After the Menopause
- Life’s Essential 8
- Maintaining Health and Preventing Disease After the Menopause
- Managing High Blood Pressure
- Mayo Clinic Minute: Can the MIND Diet Improve Brain Health? [+ Video Courtesy: Mayo Clinic News Network]
- Mayo Clinic Minute: Relationship Between Food, Disease Stronger Than You May Think [+ Video Courtesy: Mayo Clinic News Network]
- Mayo Clinic Minute: What Is Heart Disease? [+ Video]
- Mayo Clinic Minute: What Women Should Know About Osteoporosis Risk [+ Video Courtesy Mayo Clinic News Network]
- Mayo Clinic Q&A Podcast: Tips for Living Younger, Longer By Preventing Disease [+ Video Courtesy: Mayo Clinic News Network]
- Menopause
- Menopause
- Menopause
- Menopause Map: Downloadable Resources – Stages of Menopause: Postmenopause
- Menopause Preparedness Toolkit Video Series: Common Conditions Associated with Menopause and Midlife
- Menopause and Heart Disease
- Menopause and Long-Term Health In Vulnerable Populations
- Menopause and Your Health
- Menopause and Your Heart
- Menopause: Understanding the Changes and Finding Relief | Dr Susan Davis | The Proof Podcast EP 256
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion [United States]
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: How Safe Is This Product or Practice?
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: Know the Science: How Medications and Supplements Can Interact
- Natural Therapies & Supplements
- Navigating Menopause: Expert Insights and Solutions | Dr Susan Davis | The Proof Podcast EP 245
- Osteoporosis Treatment: A-Z of Osteoporosis Treatments
- Pathtogoodbonehealth.org [Your Path To Good Bone Health, Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation, United States]
- Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
- Postmenopause
- Questions To Ask Your GP About Menopause
- Read My Lips
- Stronger Than Sticks and Stones: Promoting Women’s Bone Health Through Preventive Care
- Staying Healthy During and After Menopause
- Staying Well As You Age – Fact Sheets [Multiply Languages]
- Strategies To Prevent Heart Disease
- Successful Aging: Tips for Keeping Your Body and Mind Sharp
- The Mediterranean Diet and Menopausal Health: An EMAS Position Statement
- The Menopause: After the Menopause
- The Truth About Menopause Supplements | Dr Sarah Berry
- Tip Sheet: What To Know About Post-Menopause Health Risks
- Top 4 Tips To Prevent Chronic Diseases
- Updates on Exercise and Lifestyle Tips for Bone Strength with Joanne Fagerstrom, PT CFP
- Using Natural Therapies In the Menopause Transition – Webinar
- Vaginal Dryness
- Vaginal Dryness After Menopause: How To Treat It?
- Video Series-2023: Life Expectancy: Do We Have Control?
- Video Series-2023: Menopause and Heart Disease
- Videos and Podcasts: Videos – Interviews: Heart Disease, Risk Factors of Developing Heart Disease, and Can I Take Hormones?
- Videos and Podcasts: Videos – Interviews: How To Protect Your Brain Health At Menopause and Beyond
- Videos and Podcasts: Videos – Interviews: Menopause and Diabetes
- Videos and Podcasts: Videos – Interviews: Long-Term Health Implications of PCOS
- Videos and Podcasts: Videos – Interviews: Prevention of Chronic Diseases In Women: Where Does MHT Fit In?
- Want To Live Longer? Exercise Is Key, Study Confirms
- Webinars: Previous – Cardiovascular Disease
- Webinars: Previous – Osteoporosis for Midlife Women and Beyond
- Webinars: Previous – Reproductive Milestones Across the Lifespan and Cardiovascular Disease Risk In Women
- Webinars: Previous – The Heart of the Matter
- What To Expect In Each Stage of Menopause
- What’s the Connection Between Estrogen and Osteoporosis?
World Menopause Day [18 October 2023]
- World Menopause Day: Patient Information Leaflet – Cardiovascular Disease: What Women Need To Know [Multiply Languages]
Sources
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- Maintaining Health and Preventing Disease After the Menopause: Top 10 Prevention Tips for Chronic Diseases In Later Life. 2014:4. International Menopause Society https://www.imsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/wmd-2014-leaflet-english.pdf Accessed: 18 November 2023
- Cano, A. et al. The Mediterranean Diet and Menopausal Health: An EMAS Position Statement – Abstract: Introduction. 15 July 2020:1. https://www.emas-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/The-Mediterranean-diet-and-menopausal-health.pdf Accessed: 18 November 2023
- Top 4 Tips To Prevent Chronic Diseases. Last Reviewed: August 19, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/about/top-four-tips/index.htm Accessed: 18 November 2023
- Lobo, R. A. et al. Prevention of Diseases After Menopause: Summary of Prevention Strategies. 2014:22 https://www.imsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/wmd-2014-white-pages-english.pdf Accessed: 18 November 2023
- Maintaining Health and Preventing Disease After the Menopause: Top 10 Prevention Tips for Chronic Diseases In Later Life. 2014:4. International Menopause Society https://www.imsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/wmd-2014-leaflet-english.pdf Accessed: 18 November 2023
- Hormone Therapy In Postmenopausal Persons: Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions. 01 November 2022. U.S. Preventative Services Task Force https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/menopausal-hormone-therapy-preventive-medication Accessed: 18 November 2023
- Hormone Therapy In Postmenopausal Persons: Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions. 01 November 2022. U.S. Preventative Services Task Force https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/menopausal-hormone-therapy-preventive-medication Accessed: 18 November 2023
- Maintaining Health and Preventing Disease After the Menopause: Top 10 Prevention Tips for Chronic Diseases In Later Life. 2014:2. International Menopause Society https://www.imsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/wmd-2014-leaflet-english.pdf Accessed: 18 November 2023