The period in a woman's life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent before eventually stopping altogether, usually accompanied by a range of unpleasant symptoms; the period spanning perimenopause up to postmenopause.

plural of menopause

Having been through the menopause.

Of, or pertaining to the menopause

In terms of, or by means of, the menopause.

Going through the menopause.

andropause, viropause