Menopause effects on verbal memory: Findings from a longitudinal community cohort

womens-hormones · Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 98(9), 3829–3838 · 2013

It’s not in your head—it’s in your hormones. Epperson (2013) proved that the menopause transition causes a measurable drop in verbal memory as the brain struggles with a low-estrogen reboot.

Authors

Epperson, C. N., Sammel, M. D., Freeman, E. W.

Research lens

It’s not in your head—it’s in your hormones. Epperson (2013) proved that the menopause transition causes a measurable drop in verbal memory as the brain struggles with a low-estrogen reboot.

  • womens-hormones
  • menopause
  • neuroplasticity