How to Use menopause in a Sentence

menopause

noun
  • At least, men don't have the type of menopause women do.
    Leslie Pepper, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2020
  • The 50s are a time for big changes, thanks to perimenopause and menopause.
    Stefanie Gordon, Woman's Day, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Those were the women who went through menopause—not new moms like me.
    Marisa Mazria Katz, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2020
  • And of course your old pal Gwyneth Paltrow is on a quest to make menopause cool.
    Courtney Shea, refinery29.com, 2 June 2021
  • Age 45 is the age of 'perimenopause', not flat out menopause.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2023
  • That’s partly why menopause can leave you with fine lines and dry skin.
    Caitlin Kenny, refinery29.com, 7 Sep. 2020
  • Watts launched her menopause wellness brand Stripes in 2022.
    Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Well, now my wife is going through menopause, and WOW, this is a whole new beast.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Granted, menopause wasn’t as bad as, say, the chance of the cancer coming back.
    Beth Dreher, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2022
  • The idea the menopause should stop you from being your fabulous self is a myth.
    Kelsey Clark, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2020
  • This is one of the most serious issues for women in the menopause stage.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • When estrogen dips in menopause, the skin feels the impact.
    Fiorella Valdesolo, Town & Country, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The side effects of AIs are similar to menopause, D’Abreo said.
    Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Samantha is now single and trying to fight the changes that come with menopause.
    Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The average age to reach menopause is between 45 years old and 55 years old.
    Alice Broster, Forbes, 31 May 2021
  • And even in an election year, Berry said, the matter of menopause is one that shouldn’t be politicized.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Each year, over 2 million women reach menopause, while 27 million are in the throes of it.
    Brendan Bures, chicagotribune.com, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Watts released a new book this week about living with menopause.
    Tina Reed, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Okay, so what's the etiquette for sending a menopause greeting card?
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Many women will live about one-third of their life spans after menopause.
    Vicki Salemi, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
  • And menopause marks an essential time for women to check in on their health.
    Time, 21 Sep. 2022
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, the menopause is the time that marks the end of your menstrual cycles.
    Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
  • Others start menopause as early as 35 or as late as 60.
    Korin Miller, Health, 19 May 2024
  • Whale species that go through menopause live, on average, four decades longer than those that don’t.
    Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
  • In fact, some of the symptoms are similar to female menopause.
    Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • Subjects at the open mic range from bias against lesbians to Asian hate to the indignities of menopause.
    Rong Xiaoqing, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2022
  • These women had given birth, aged, or gone through menopause.
    Lexi Pandell, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The average age is 51, but the years before menopause are where the action begins.
    Meirav Devash, Allure, 24 Oct. 2020
  • Why was no one talking about menopause and preparing us for this life stage?
    Cat Quinn, refinery29.com, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Staying in 📖 Naomi Watts gets frank about menopause in a new book that draws on her own experience.
    Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025

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