postmenopausal

adjective

post·​men·​o·​paus·​al ˌpōs(t)-ˌme-nə-ˈpȯ-zəl 

-ˌmē-

1

: having undergone menopause

2

: occurring or administered after menopause

postmenopausally

ˌpōs(t)-ˌme-nə-ˈpȯ-zə-lē 

-ˌmē-

adverb

postmenopause

ˌpōs(t)-ˈme-nə-ˌpȯz 

-ˈmē-

noun

Examples of postmenopausal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Prior to the procedure, men and postmenopausal women had more health conditions, such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia, than premenopausal women. — Crystal Gwizdala, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

The small six-month trial included 47 postmenopausal obese or overweight women aged 50 to 79. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Researchers analyzed data from nearly 108,000 postmenopausal women in the UK Biobank, a massive biomedical database, from 2006-2010. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 July 2026

Sedentary time also rose an average of 17 minutes a day overall, and by nearly 30 minutes daily for men and postmenopausal women. — Brian Mastroianni, Health, 20 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for postmenopausal

• premenopausal
• causal
• clausal
• nozzle
• menopausal

Medical Definition

postmenopausal

adjective

post·​meno·​paus·​al -ˌmen-ə-ˈpȯ-zəl 

1

: having undergone menopause

postmenopausal women

2

: occurring after menopause

postmenopausal osteoporosis

postmenopausally

-ē 

adverb