Healthy Aging: Well-Being and Sexuality at Menopause and Beyond. Anna Ghizzani

to hormonal changes and the aging process, although the relationship is not completely clear. In the same way, there is debate over the effect that replacement therapy in menopause has on the cardiocirculatory system, insofar as it has shown positive, negative and neutral effects in the course of many assessments. In any event, although the risk of cardiovascular disease in women increases with menopause, the greater susceptibility of men remains throughout their lives6.