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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Of the participants, 55.8% were postmenopausal, 22.7% perimenopausal, and 21.5% premenopausal.
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Sophie Okolo, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
News from Sprout Pharmaceuticals, the company headed by Cindy Eckert that makes the drug Addyi, a pill that treats low libido in women: The FDA granted priority review to expand Addyi's use to include postmenopausal women.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 July 2025
The women studied were mostly postmenopausal, so the question answered was regarding the risks and benefits to postmenopausal women, not menopausal women.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
Menopause also has become big business, with more than 40% of U.S. women in perimenopause, menopause or are postmenopausal.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 23 July 2025
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Sophie Okolo, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
News from Sprout Pharmaceuticals, the company headed by Cindy Eckert that makes the drug Addyi, a pill that treats low libido in women: The FDA granted priority review to expand Addyi's use to include postmenopausal women.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 July 2025
The women studied were mostly postmenopausal, so the question answered was regarding the risks and benefits to postmenopausal women, not menopausal women.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
Menopause also has become big business, with more than 40% of U.S. women in perimenopause, menopause or are postmenopausal.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 23 July 2025
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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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