Long Term Health
We will each have our own experiences throughout our menopause journey.
Many women will struggle with a number of symptoms that affect their day-to-day lives – the quality of their sleep, their relationships, and their work.
Some women will experience few, if any, severe and worrisome symptoms.
However, even if you have not experienced, or are not experiencing, symptoms in ways that are upsetting or frustrating, your menopause transition may still have silent and important effects on your long term health.
Research studies have confirmed, and are continuing to grow, our understanding about the long term health risks that are associated with the menopause transition for women.
Menopause is strongly associated with a risk of cardiovascular disease. 1
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women and an important concern during menopause, when low oestrogen concentrations increase risks of coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis.
Menopause is linked or associated with bone loss, which can lead to conditions such as osteoporosis which is disabling, compromises quality of life, and may lead to fractures which shorten lifespan.
Whilst there are several long term health risks associated with menopause, we will focus on bone health and cardiometabolic disease (which considers overlapping health problems, such as diabetes, obesity and hypertension, linking metabolic dysfunction to cardiovascular disease).
