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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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.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
One small 2021 study on postmenopausal women showed that drinking just one glass of cranberry juice a day for two weeks significantly decreased pathogenic bacteria.
—Cynthia Sass, Health, 27 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
One small 2021 study on postmenopausal women showed that drinking just one glass of cranberry juice a day for two weeks significantly decreased pathogenic bacteria.
—Cynthia Sass, Health, 27 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
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“Postmenopausal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmenopausal. Accessed 3 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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