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menopause Definition

meno·pause (menə pôz′)

noun

the permanent cessation of menstruation, normally beginning between the ages of 45 and 50, or the period during which this occurs; female climacteric; change of life

Etymology: < Gr mēn (gen. mēnos), month, moon + pauein, to bring to an end: see pause

menopause Related Forms

meno·paus′al adjective

menopause Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • undergo: Studies on middle-aged women who underwent a surgical menopause have provided more useful evidence.
  • reach: Many women who reach the menopause notice an improvement in their lupus symptoms.
  • enter: Finally it became evident that she was entering the menopause.
  • manage: Ware, L. ( 1992 ) ' Managing the menopause in general practice. ' In Barlow DH, Menopause.
  • follow: In women, bone loss is accelerated following the menopause, particularly during the first 5 years.
  • experience: What advice does the CSM have on HRT use for women who have experienced an early menopause?

Preposition: before

age: Some women experience a natural menopause before the age of 40.

Adjective modifier

  • premature: Women going through a premature menopause are likely to turn first to their GP.
  • surgical: Studies on middle-aged women who underwent a surgical menopause have provided more useful evidence.
  • male: First, there is the issue of whether the male menopause actually exists.
  • early: Women who have early menopause are more at risk.
  • natural: Study on estimation of age at natural menopause among Iranian women.
  • female: The Divisions research focuses on common problems and diseases and spans conception to the female menopause.

Modifies a noun

  • symptom: What can I do about these early menopause symptoms?
  • clinic: SETTING: Outpatient menopause clinic at a tertiary medical center.
  • transition: And, according to Ayurveda, healthy living is also the best way to ease symptoms of the menopause transition itself.
  • loss: About books Home page Ways to look at menopause Loss and gain Changing bodies Self help with... body, mind and spirit.
  • woman: We know that after the menopause women with OI lose bone like anybody else.
  • management: The 47th Study Group of the RCOG met to debate all these issues concerning the role of HRT in menopause management.

Preposition: in

woman: In the male, there does not appear to be a change equivalent to the menopause in women.