Definitions
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- noun The period in which
menopause no longer occurs.
Etymologies
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Examples
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Once menopause is complete, now called postmenopause, and a woman has not had a period for one year, she is no longer
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All the years afterwards are called postmenopause, with some symptoms still present for quite some time (many years, according to some of my patients).
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"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
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Consider this fact: most women now spend one-third to one-half of their lives in postmenopause.
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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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
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Both laboratory and clinical studies indicate that phytoestrogens provide health benefits during both menopause and postmenopause.
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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Most women spend one-third to one-half of their life in postmenopause.
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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