10 Facts About Menopause

Menopause, known as the climacteric, is the time in women's lives when menstrual periods stop permanently, and they are no longer able to bear children.

Menopause is the opposite of menarche, the time when a girl's periods start.

Menopause-related cognitive impairment can be confused with the mild cognitive impairment that precedes dementia.

Menopause can be surgically induced by bilateral oophorectomy, which is often, but not always, done in conjunction with removal of the Fallopian tubes and uterus .

Menopause occurs because of the sharp decrease of estradiol and progesterone production by the ovaries.

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Menopause has been described as a subjective experience, with social and cultural factors playing a prominent role in the way menopause is experienced and perceived.

Menopause'storically, konenki was associated with wealthy middle-class housewives in Japan, i e, it was a "luxury disease" that women from traditional, inter-generational rural households did not report.

Menopause literally means the "end of monthly cycles", from the Greek word pausis and men .

Menopause has been observed in several species of nonhuman primates, including rhesus monkeys and chimpanzees.

Menopause has been reported in a variety of other vertebrate species including elephants, short-finned pilot whales, orcas, narwhals, beluga whales, and the guppy.