title: Biological aspects of menopause: across the lifespan.
abstract: "This review outlines the biological basics of menopause and then places menopause within the context of a dynamic lifespan. The basic tenets of the lifespan approach maintain that, for each individual, aging and development are lifelong processes from birth to death; biological, psychological, and sociocultural trajectories interweave across the life course; the entire lifespan serves as a frame of reference for understanding particular events or transitions; and the life course can be affected by environmental change.... This review also points to the gap between population-level studies of menopause and studies carried out at the biochemical, cellular, or organ systems level. Filling this gap...offers the most interesting directions for future anthropological research."
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000883:Anthropology; D001519:Behavior; D001695:Biology; D004777:Environment; D005190:Family; D005191:Family Characteristics; D008018:Life Cycle Stages; D008593:Menopause; D010827:Physiology; D011584:Psychology; D012098:Reproduction; D012942:Social Sciences
keywords: Anthropology; Behavior; Biological Aging; Biology; Environment; Family And Household; Family Research; Life Cycle; Literature Review; Menopause; Physiology; Psychological Factors; Reproduction; Social Sciences; World