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ASU - Blood Pressure Shifts Are Universal in the Menopause Transition (Aug 2026)

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Publisher: Arizona State University (ASU News); covered by KJZZ (NPR Phoenix) · Published: August 21, 2026 · Accessed: August 29, 2026

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  • A study comparing U.S. women with Tsimane women (a highly active forager-horticulturalist community in Bolivia with some of the lowest rates of cardiovascular disease in the world) found associations between menopause and blood pressure shifts with age in both populations.
  • Lead author Madeleine Getz (ASU): 'menopause appears to affect blood pressure in two populations with very different diets, lifestyles and levels of physical activity,' suggesting 'these blood pressure shifts may be a shared, universal pattern of the menopause transition.'
  • KJZZ reporting: systolic blood pressure increased more rapidly with age after menopause, while diastolic blood pressure decreased more rapidly with age after menopause.
  • The Menopause Society estimates about 2 million U.S. women enter perimenopause each year and about 1.3 million reach menopause each year (quoted in the ASU article).