MENOPAUSEMENOPAUSEWHAT
MenopauseisadeviationoftheancientGreekwordsmenos(month)andpauses(ending)
Themenopauseissometimesknownasthemenopauseissometimesknownasthe'changeoflife'andismarkedbytheendingof'changeoflife'andismarkedbytheendingofmenstruation
menstruation
ItbedefinedwithcertaintyafterItbedefinedwithcertaintyaftertwelvemonths'spontaneoustwelvemonths'spontaneousamenorrhoea
amenorrhoea
Endofreproductivelife
Endofreproductivelife
Age(years)Pre-menopausePost-menopauseMENOPAUSE1YEARPeri-menopause“Climacteric”RELATEDTERMINOLOGYRELATEDTERMINOLOGYRELATEDTERMINOLOGYRELATEDTERMINOLOGYWHEN
Menopausalage:45-55yearsMenopausalage:45-55years(mean:50
7years)(mean:50
7years)IfthemenopauseoccursinawomanIfthemenopauseoc