Menopause not a contraindication to high-altitude activities (opens in new tab)

PARK CITY, Utah — Women who are perimenopausal or menopausal have no contraindications to participating in activities at high altitudes, according to a presenter at the International Extreme Sports Medicine Congress.“There is no reason why older women should not go to the mountains, but they need to train,” Linda E. Keyes, MD, FACEP, FAWM, adjunct professor of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado, told Healio. “If you continue training, you can continue doing mountain activities.”...