Definitions for menopause
ˈmɛn əˌpɔzmenopause

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. menopause, climacteric, change of lifenoun

   the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. menopausenoun

   The ending of menstruation; the time in a woman's life when this happens.

2. Etymology: From menopausis, from ἔμμηνος + παῦσις. Equivalent to.

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1. Menopause

   Menopause, also known as the climacteric, is the time in women's lives when menstrual periods stop permanently, and they are no longer able to bear children. The age of menopause varies but it usually occurs between 45 and 55. Medical professionals often define menopause as having occurred when a woman has not had any menstrual bleeding for a year. It may also be defined by a decrease in hormone production by the ovaries. In those who have had surgery to remove their uterus but still have functioning ovaries, menopause is not considered to have yet occurred. Following the removal of the uterus, symptoms of menopause typically occur earlier.In the years before menopause, a woman's periods typically become irregular, which means that periods may be longer or shorter in duration or be lighter or heavier in the amount of flow. During this time, women often experience hot flashes; these typically last from 30 seconds to ten minutes and may be associated with shivering, sweating, and reddening of the skin. Hot flashes can recur for four to five years. Other symptoms may include vaginal dryness, trouble sleeping, and mood changes. The severity of symptoms varies between women. Menopause before the age of 45 years is considered to be "early menopause" and when ovarian failure/surgical removal of the ovaries occurs before the age of 40 years this is termed "premature ovarian insufficiency".In addition to symptoms (hot flushes/flashes, night sweats, mood changes, arthralgia and vaginal dryness), the physical consequences of menopause include bone loss, increased central abdominal fat, and adverse changes in a woman's cholesterol profile and vascular function. These changes predispose postmenopausal women to increased risks of osteoporosis and bone fracture, and of cardio-metabolic disease (diabetes and cardiovascular disease).Menopause is usually a natural change. It can occur earlier in those who smoke tobacco. Other causes include surgery that removes both ovaries or some types of chemotherapy. At the physiological level, menopause happens because of a decrease in the ovaries' production of the hormones estrogen and progesterone. While typically not needed, a diagnosis of menopause can be confirmed by measuring hormone levels in the blood or urine. Menopause is the opposite of menarche, the time when a girl's periods start.The primary indications for treatment of menopause are symptoms and prevention of bone loss. Mild symptoms may be improved with treatment. With respect to hot flashes, avoiding smoking, caffeine, and alcohol is often recommended; sleeping naked in a cool room and using a fan may help. The most effective treatment for menopausal symptoms is menopausal hormone therapy (MHT). Non hormonal therapies for hot flashes include clonidine, gabapentin, or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. These will not improve symptoms such as joint pain or vaginal dryness which affect over 55% of women. Exercise may help with sleeping problems. Many of the concerns about the use of MHT raised by older studies are no longer considered barriers to MHT in healthy women. High-quality evidence for the effectiveness of alternative medicine has not been found. There is tentative evidence for the use of phytoestrogens for symptomatic treatment.

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1. menopause

   Menopause is the natural biological process in women that marks the end of menstrual cycles, typically occurring between the ages of 45 and 55. It is characterized by a decrease in the production of the hormones estrogen and progesterone, making a woman no longer able to conceive naturally. Symptoms may include hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes, and decreased sexual desire among others.

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1. Menopausenoun

   the period of natural cessation of menstruation. See Change of life, under Change

2. Etymology: [Gr. mh`n month + to cause to cease. See Menses.]

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1. Menopause

   Menopause literally means the "end of monthly cycles", from the Greek word pausis and the root men-. Menopause is an event that typically occurs in women in midlife, during their late 40s or early 50s, and it signals the end of the fertile phase of a woman's life. However, rather than being defined by the state of the uterus and the absence of menstrual flow, menopause is more accurately defined as the permanent cessation of the primary functions of the ovaries: the ripening and release of ova and the release of hormones that cause both the creation of the uterine lining, and the subsequent shedding of the uterine lining. This transition from a potentially reproductive to a non-reproductive state is the result of a reduction in female hormonal production by the ovaries. This transition is normally not sudden or abrupt, tends to occur over a period of years, and is a consequence of biological aging. However, for some women, the accompanying signs and effects that can occur during the menopause transition years can significantly disrupt their daily activities and sense of well-being. In addition, women who have some sort of functional disorder affecting the reproductive system can go into menopause at a younger age than the normal timeframe. The functional disorders often significantly speed up the menopausal process and create more significant health problems, both physical and emotional, for the affected woman.

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1. Menopause

   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.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of menopause in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of menopause in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of menopause in a Sentence

1. Sara Imarisio:

   Hormone therapy provides important benefits to many women, helping to combat the symptoms that menopause can bring.

2. Wendy Williams:

   Then back in the fall or maybe around July of last year, I started feeling weird in the head but I’m thinking, ‘OK, this is maybe a casualty of menopause or we were ramping up for season nine of the ‘Wendy Show.’ So, it wasn’t until I passed out on my own show [in October] that … Anyway, life has completely changed.

3. Sandra Thompson:

   The social context in which a woman lives is important to her understanding and experience of the menopausal transition, when looking at different countries, variations in symptom reporting can be attributed to language differences, culturally shaped expectations about menopause, culturally influenced gender roles and socioeconomic status.

4. Kristin Bendikson:

   If your mom had trouble getting pregnant or experienced early menopause, it could be harder for you to get pregnant.

5. Sara Imarisio:

   This study does n’t show that hormone therapy causes Alzheimer’s. The researchers did n’t look at whether the participants went on to develop symptoms of dementia and we ca n’t be sure of cause and effect in this kind of research, hormone therapy provides important benefits to many women, helping to combat the symptoms that menopause can bring.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=menopause
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Menopause
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menopause
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/menopause
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=menopause