Letter P

Postmenopausal

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After the menopause.

Postmenopausal is defined formally as the time after which a woman has experienced twelve (12) consecutive months of amenorrhea (lack of menstruation) without a period.

The average length of the postmenopause has been increasing.

With greater longevity, a woman will soon be postmenopausal on the average a third of her life.

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