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Menopause

Nature Reviews Disease Primers volume 1, Article number: 15054 (2015) Cite this article

Menopause is the age-related (primary) or iatrogenic (secondary) loss of female reproductive function. Menopausal women are at increased risk for many conditions including cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and some cancers, by mechanisms that are not yet fully understood.

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Menopause. Nat Rev Dis Primers 1, 15054 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2015.54

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