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Menopause is the transition period in a woman's life when her ovaries stop producing eggs, her body produces less estrogen and progesterone, and menstruation becomes less frequent, eventually stopping altogether.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 27, 2006
Menopause represents the end of menstruation . While technically it refers to the final menstrual period, it is not an abrupt event, but a gradual process.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Menopause represents the end of menstruation. While technically it refers to the final period, it is not an abrupt event, but a gradual process.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Medically, menopause is the cessation of menstruation and signifies the inability to bear children. It is determined as one year from the last menstrual cycle.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Young girls start menstruating between the ages of eleven and thirteen, when their reproductive systems reach maturity. Women have regular menstrual cycles every twenty-eight days until about the age of fifty, at which time menstruation becomes irregular.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Well Being
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