BALTIMORE —

Many women may notice higher blood pressure as they age, so is there a correlation between blood pressure and menopause?

Victoria Shields was among patients who began noticing changes as she aged.

"I've always had very low blood pressure, and then, like, as I was approaching 50, I noticed that it started to climb," Shields told 11 News.

During regular checkups, Shields' blood pressure was elevated. Her doctor suggested she check her pressure at home, and over time, she saw her numbers creeping up but didn't feel a difference.

"Not at the beginning, but in the last like six months or so, I noticed that I had, like, a little bit of shortness of breath and coughing, and I had attributed it to asthma because I have asthma, too, and I was using my inhaler all the time," Shields

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