Menopause increases the risk of high blood pressure in women.

Is it true that menopause increases the risk of high blood pressure in women?

Partly. Evidence on whether menopause itself raises high blood pressure risk is mixed and partial: one peer-reviewed review states the hypothesis that menopause or estrogen decline directly increases blood pressure is still under debate, while a clinical review notes hypertension is the key risk factor in early postmenopausal years and a small longitudinal study links menopause-transition adiponectin changes to rising systolic blood pressure. Several retrieved items concern hormone therapy or other outcomes rather than menopause as a hypertension risk factor.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 3 sources for, 1 against · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

The private library was unavailable for some searches in this check. Missing library results are not evidence against the claim.

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Women’s health in menopause with a focus on hypertension - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03086220

Adipocytokine and ghrelin levels in relation to cardiovascular disease risk factors in women at midlife: longitudinal associations. (2008). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0803782