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Climacteric

Medical Definition: Physiologic period, characterized by endocrine, somatic, and psychic changes with the termination of ovarian function in the female. It may also accompany the normal diminution of sexual activity in the male.
Guide Notes: female & male; qualif permitted as for PREGNANCY; "premenopausal" goes under PREMENOPAUSE, "postmenopausal" goes under POSTMENOPAUSE
Also Called: Perimenopause
Climacteric Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Menopause - The last menstrual period. Permanent cessation of menses is usually defined by 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.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Premenopause - The period before MENOPAUSE. In premenopausal women, the climacteric transition from full sexual maturity to cessation of ovarian cycle takes place with advancing age (usually between the age of late thirty and early fifty) resulting in cessation of menses.

Climacteric Medical Definitions and Terms

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