| Descriptor English: | Menopause | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Menopausia
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Menopausa | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Ménopause | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Change of Life, Female |
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| Tree number(s): |
G08.686.157.500 G08.686.841.249.500 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008593 | ||||
| Scope note: | The last menstrual period. Permanent cessation of menses (MENSTRUATION) is usually defined after 6 to 12 months of AMENORRHEA in a woman over 45 years of age. In the United States, menopause generally occurs in women between 48 and 55 years of age. |
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| Annotation: | PERIMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; and POSTMENOPAUSE are available |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid DE drug effects EH ethnology GE genetics IM immunology ME metabolism PH physiology PX psychology RE radiation effects UR urine |
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| Related: |
Estrogen Replacement Therapy
MeSH Hot Flashes MeSH Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal MeSH Postmenopause MeSH Premenopause MeSH | ||||
| DeCS ID: | 22243 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D008593 | ||||
| NLM Classification: | WP 580 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/06/17 |
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Menopause
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0013380 |
| Scope note | The last menstrual period. Permanent cessation of menses (MENSTRUATION) is usually defined after 6 to 12 months of AMENORRHEA in a woman over 45 years of age. In the United States, menopause generally occurs in women between 48 and 55 years of age. |
| Preferred term | Menopause |
| Entry term(s) |
Change of Life, Female |
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