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title: Caring for Heart Health during Menopause
date: 2024-12-20T16:48:00-05:00
author: Jonese Austin
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# Caring for Heart Health during Menopause

 In this article for “Feisty Menopause,” Selene Yeager, a health and fitness writer, discusses heart health in women. She shares concrete ways we can calculate our risk and make a plan to protect our heart health.

The medical system often doesn't recognize heart disease in women as it should, or give women the care we need. Women may experience different signs than men do of a heart attack.

Menopause can also make a difference. While menopause can cause heart palpitations and irregular heartbeat, these can also be a symptom of heart disease. Also our risks may rise during menopause as our hormones change.

Yeager encourages us to tune in to our own bodies and take charge of our own health.

> According to data from the CDC, only about half (56%) of women recognize that heart disease is their number one cause of death. Your risk can rise during the menopause transition as sex hormones decline.

[Read the full article ](https://www.feistymenopause.com/blog/5-life-saving-heart-health-steps-menopausal-women-should-know)

SOURCE: Feisty Menopause • AUTHOR: Selene Yeager • LAST UPDATED: May 17, 2022

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- [ heart health](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/subject-area/heart-health)
- [ menopause & perimenopause](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/subject-area/menopause-perimenopause)
- [ women's heart health](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/womens-heart-health)
- [ perimenopause, menopause & heart health](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/perimenopause-menopause-heart-health)
- [ taking care of our hearts](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/taking-care-of-our-hearts)
- [perimenopause](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/perimenopause)
- [heart disease risk factors](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/heart-disease-risk-factors)
- [cardiovascular disease](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/cardiovascular-disease)
- [cardiovascular risk](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/cardiovascular-risk)
- [menopause](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/menopause)

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This factsheet provides tips for maintaining heart health, with a particular focus on LGBT older adults.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/10-things-lgbt-heart-disease)

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## Sharing What I Learned about Perimenopause

Nina shares how her experience with perimenopause led her to co-found Women Living Better, a resource that demystifies the menopause transition.

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Nina shares how her experience with perimenopause led her to co-found Women Living Better, a resource that demystifies the menopause transition.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/my-story-the-very-early-perimenopause)

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## After Acute Heart Failure, Women Experience Worse Quality of Life

Women who experience acute heart failure report worse quality of life than men, even when other health factors seem similar.

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Women who experience acute heart failure report worse quality of life than men, even when other health factors seem similar.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/after-acute-heart-failure-women-experience-worse-quality-of-life)

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## Coping with Perimenopause

JF discusses her perimenopause symptoms. She explains her difficulty with the healthcare system and finding a perimenopause specialist.

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JF discusses her perimenopause symptoms. She explains her difficulty with the healthcare system and finding a perimenopause specialist.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/my-story-coping-with-perimenopause)