Introduction: Menopause means the cessation of menstrual activity. The climacteric is the peri-menopausal period of functional ovarian involution characterized by the occurrence of somatic and psychological signs and symptoms associated with changes in the endocrine system. The population of post-menopausal women is increasing. The average life expectancy for women in developed countries is 80 years to 85 years, and in developing countries 65 years to 70 years. Menopause is accompanied by increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity. Withdrawal of protective effect of estrogen has been documented to produce changes in lipid and glucose metabolism, body weight and fat distribution, vascular resistance and host of other mechanisms. Aim: Examination of changes of Body Mass Index, weight, Blood Pressure and Waist Hip Ratio in pre- and post-menopausal women. Study Design: Comparative observational Study. Method: 100 Women are selected. 50 Pre-menopausal women. (Age: 35-45) and 50 Post-menopausal women. (Age:50-60). Outcome Measurement: Body Mass Index, Waist-Hip Ratio and Blood pressure. Procedure: 100 Women of instead having pre-menopausal and post menopausal will be randomly selected from An and district informed consent will obtained from them. We will use BMI, Blood Pressure, and Waist-Hip Ratio measure. Result: Post menopausal women had higher BMI, had a higher waist and hip circumference as compared with the pre-menopausal women. Blood pressure is elevated slight among post-menopausal women when compared with Pre-menopausal women. Shows that there is significance difference between premenopausal and post-menopausal women. Conclusion: The present study shows a higher Body Mass Index, Waist-Hip ratio and Blood Pressure in postmenopausal women compared to premenopausal women implying they are at risk of cardiovascular disease and obesity.

Keywords: Pre-menopausal, post-menopausal, Body Mass Index, Waist-Hip ratio, Blood Pressure.