Phenomena and Processes

Postmenopause

The physiological period following the MENOPAUSE, the permanent cessation of the menstrual life.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The physiological period following the MENOPAUSE, the permanent cessation of the menstrual life.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Post-Menopause
  • Post-menopausal Period
  • Postmenopausal Period
  • Period, Post-menopausal
  • Period, Postmenopausal
  • Post Menopause
  • Post menopausal Period
  • Post-Menopauses

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Aspects Covered

11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, drug effects, ethnology, genetics, immunology, metabolism, physiology, psychology, radiation effects, urine.

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History Note

94

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Previous Indexing

  • Climacteric (1969-1993)
  • Menopause (1969-1993)
  • Menstruation (1966-1993)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. G08.686.157w.500w.625
  2. G08.686.841.249w.500w.625

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NLM Classification

QT 109

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Postmenopause. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017698. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017698
  2. Postmenopause. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69565005