postmenopausal
adjective
post·men·o·paus·al
ˌpōs(t)-ˌme-nə-ˈpȯ-zəl 
-ˌmē-
1
: having undergone menopause
2
: occurring or administered after menopause
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The trials included a total of 1,325 postmenopausal women from around the world.
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Sarah Garone, Health, 22 May 2026
Their generation barely spoke about menopause and many suffered through it without hormone therapy after the 2002 Women’s Health Initiative study linked it to a higher risk of breast cancer, heart attacks and strokes in postmenopausal women.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Your Sex Drive in Your 50s Many women in their 50s are postmenopausal, which O’Reilly says means hormones can stabilize at a new baseline.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 18 May 2026
Heart-health scores were even lower in postmenopausal women.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 13 May 2026
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Sarah Garone, Health, 22 May 2026
Their generation barely spoke about menopause and many suffered through it without hormone therapy after the 2002 Women’s Health Initiative study linked it to a higher risk of breast cancer, heart attacks and strokes in postmenopausal women.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Your Sex Drive in Your 50s Many women in their 50s are postmenopausal, which O’Reilly says means hormones can stabilize at a new baseline.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 18 May 2026
Heart-health scores were even lower in postmenopausal women.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 13 May 2026
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postmenopausal
adjective
post·meno·paus·al
-ˌmen-ə-ˈpȯ-zəl
1
: having undergone menopause
postmenopausal women
2
: occurring after menopause
postmenopausal osteoporosis
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