Physiologic Function
menopause
men·o·pause [ men-uh-pawz ]
Subclass of:
Climacteric
Etymology:
Greek men = month (menses) + pausis = cessation
Also called:
Change of life
Definitions related to menopause:
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Cessation of menstruation in the human female, usually occurring around the age of 50.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Cessation of menstruation, occurring in (e.g.) the human female usually around the age of 50.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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Menopause is the time in a woman's life when her period stops. It usually occurs naturally, most often after age 45. Menopause happens because the woman's ovaries stop producing the hormones estrogen and progesterone. A woman has reached menopause when she has not had a period for one year. Changes and symptoms can start several years earlier. They include A change in periods - shorter or longer, lighter or heavier, with more or less time in between; Hot flashes and/or night sweats; Trouble sleeping; Vaginal dryness; Mood swings; Trouble focusing; Less hair on head, more on face . Some symptoms require treatment. Talk to your doctor about how to best manage menopause. Make sure the doctor knows your medical history and your family medical history. This includes whether you are at risk for heart disease, osteoporosis, or breast cancer. Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's HealthMedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The last menstrual period. Permanent cessation of menses (MENSTRUATION) is usually defined after 6 to 12 months of AMENORRHEA in a woman over 45 years of age. In the United States, menopause generally occurs in women between 48 and 55 years of age.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The permanent cessation of menses, usually defined by 6 to 12 months of amenorrhea in a woman over 45 years of age.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The point marking the end of menstruation, officially designated as one year after a woman's final period.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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The time of life when a woman's ovaries stop producing hormones and menstrual periods stop. Natural menopause usually occurs around age 50. A woman is said to be in menopause when she hasn't had a period for 12 months in a row. Symptoms of menopause include hot flashes, mood swings, night sweats, vaginal dryness, trouble concentrating, and infertility.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Menopause is physiologic or iatrogenic cessation of menses (amenorrhea) due to decreased ovarian function. Manifestations may include hot flushes, night sweats, sleep disruption, and genitourinary syndrome of menopause (symptoms and signs due to estrogen deficiency, such as vulvovaginal atrophy). Diagnosis is clinical: absence of menses...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Menopause is diagnosed after 12 months of amenorrhea. Hormonal changes and clinical symptoms occur over a period leading up to and immediately following menopause; this period is frequently termed the climacteric or perimenopause but is increasingly referred to as the menopausal transition.WebMD, 2019
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Menopause is the time that marks the end of your menstrual cycles. It's diagnosed after you've gone 12 months without a menstrual period. Menopause can happen in your 40s or 50s, but the average age is 51 in the United States.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Onset of menopause is heralded by the cessation of menses for at least 12 consecutive months, without some other reason for amenorrhea (such as pregnancy, hormone therapy, or other medical condition). No further testing is indicated for amenorrhea in an appropriate clinical context or symptoms of menopause in a woman without a uterus.Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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Menopause, permanent cessation of menstruation that results from the loss of ovarian function and therefore represents the end of a woman's reproductive life. At the time of menopause the ovaries contain very few follicles; they have decreased in size, and they consist mostly of atretic (shrunken)...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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