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  • noun The period in which menopause no longer occurs.

Etymologies

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post- +‎ menopause

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Examples

  • Once menopause is complete, now called postmenopause, and a woman has not had a period for one year, she is no longer able to become pregnant.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2010

  • Once menopause is complete, now called postmenopause, and a woman has not had a period for one year, she is no longer at risk of becoming pregnant.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2010

  • Once menopause is complete, now called postmenopause, and a woman has not had a period for one year, she is no longer at risk of becoming pregnant.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2010

  • Once menopause is complete, now called postmenopause, and a woman has not had a period for one year, she is no longer

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2010

  • All the years afterwards are called postmenopause, with some symptoms still present for quite some time (many years, according to some of my patients).

    Connecticut Post Online Most Viewed 2009

  • "The risk for breast cancer seems to be in the hormone transition period between premenopause and postmenopause, when there are a lot of changes in hormone functions."

    Smoking & Cancer: Now A Risk To Your Breasts? Health.com 2011

  • Consider this fact: most women now spend one-third to one-half of their lives in postmenopause.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

  • Studies also suggest that phytoestrogens may play a role in preventing the occurrence of chronic diseases during postmenopause, including coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, cancer, and osteoporosis.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

  • Both laboratory and clinical studies indicate that phytoestrogens provide health benefits during both menopause and postmenopause.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

  • Most women spend one-third to one-half of their life in postmenopause.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

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