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POSTMENOPAUSAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Subsequent to menopause

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

menopause (the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends)

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It usually affects postmenopausal women and in most cases, is associated with androgenic manifestations.

(Ovarian Leydig Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Under the brand name Prolia, it is used to treat osteoporosis (a decrease in bone mass and density) in postmenopausal women who have a high risk of breaking bones.

(AMG 162, NCI Dictionary)

It usually affects postmenopausal women and presents with abdominal pain, abdominal distension or genital bleeding.

(Fallopian Tube Carcinosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A granulosa cell tumor that affects middle aged or postmenopausal women.

(Adult Type Ovarian Granulosa Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

The administration of estrogen, especially in postmenopausal women, to relieve menopausal symptoms and to protect against osteoporosis and heart disease.

(Estrogen replacement therapy, NCI Thesaurus)

Osteoporosis is classified as primary (Type 1, postmenopausal osteoporosis; Type 2, age-associated osteoporosis; and idiopathic, which can affect juveniles, premenopausal women, and middle-aged men) and secondary osteoporosis (which results from an identifiable cause of bone mass loss).

(Osteoporosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug used to reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women who are at high risk of the disease or who have osteoporosis.

(Evista, NCI Dictionary)