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menopause

[men-uh-pawz] / ˈmɛn əˌpɔz /
NOUN
change of life
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NOUN
midlife crisis
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After about a year, I found a doctor specializing in menopause who prescribed an estrogen patch, testosterone cream and progesterone pills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Even as I adjusted to a new menopause normal, some symptoms, like anxiety, still surged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Many women "don't necessarily know that they're going into the menopause or they're perimenopausal" until they see the banner – and then they sometimes have a "lightbulb moment", she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The full hysterectomy would have triggered an early menopause as well as other effects, so the inquest was told that Sarah opted for the less invasive procedure.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

He’d pioneered the use of estrogen for treating symptoms of menopause and made important early discoveries about endometriosis.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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