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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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I had started going through menopause, so in the first or second season, I kind of blew up like a little balloon.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

In addition to weight gain, declining estrogen levels during menopause can trigger other changes in the body that may further increase cardiovascular risk.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

The company aims to make up for the shortfall through fast sales growth of its Kerendia drug for kidney disease, Nubeqa for prostate cancer and Lynkuet for menopause symptoms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

“For too long, women going into perimenopause and menopause just drifted along, suffering through symptoms. Eventually, they maybe found out they had frail bones and were put on medicines,” says Dr. Tang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Esteban said that it was menopause and that there was nothing anyone could do.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende