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Physiological Phenomena > Growth and Development > Sexual Development > Climacteric > Menopause
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena > Reproductive Physiological Phenomena > Sexual Development > Climacteric > Menopause

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Menopause  

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Entry terms

  • Change of Life, Female

Note

  • PERIMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; and POSTMENOPAUSE are available

Scope note

  • 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.

In other languages

  • menopaussi

    Finnish

  • kuukautisten loppuminen
  • kuukautisvuodon loppuminen
  • menopausis
  • Menopaus

    Swedish

  • Kvinnligt klimakterium

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008593

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