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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For more than 20 years, the warning has kept many women away from hormone replacement therapy after a 2002 Women’s Health Initiative study linked it to a higher risk of breast cancer, heart attacks and strokes in postmenopausal women.
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Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Despite perimenopausal women being more likely than postmenopausal women to say their doctor spoke with them about menopause, these two groups didn’t significantly differ when asked whether their doctor had talked to them about masturbation.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Apr. 2026
About one-third of women experience hair loss at some time in their lives and among postmenopausal women, as many as two-thirds suffer hair thinning, according to Harvard Health.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Earlier this year, St-Onge and her colleagues analyzed data from the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study and found that postmenopausal women who more closely followed the Mediterranean or DASH diets had about a 6% to 8% lower risk of developing insomnia over three years.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
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Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Despite perimenopausal women being more likely than postmenopausal women to say their doctor spoke with them about menopause, these two groups didn’t significantly differ when asked whether their doctor had talked to them about masturbation.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Apr. 2026
About one-third of women experience hair loss at some time in their lives and among postmenopausal women, as many as two-thirds suffer hair thinning, according to Harvard Health.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Earlier this year, St-Onge and her colleagues analyzed data from the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study and found that postmenopausal women who more closely followed the Mediterranean or DASH diets had about a 6% to 8% lower risk of developing insomnia over three years.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Postmenopausal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmenopausal. Accessed 18 Apr. 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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