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menopause
The period in a woman's life when the ovarian follicles stop maturing due to low oestrogen production in the ovaries. This physiological process usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55. Menopause is confirmed when a woman has not had a menstrual period for 12 consecutive months, provided that the absence of menstruation is not due to any other obvious physiological or pathological cause or clinical intervention.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Anatomy, physiology and embryology
Level of specialization Medium
Definition source glosario de Fertilidad
Starting age Between 40 and 55 years
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Specific to one sex Yes
Prevalence Woman
Equivalents

Spanish

menopausia
Examples
An increase in infertility rate and early menopause onset is usually described in cancer survivors treated with high doses of chemotherapy agents (112). 
They may appear a few years before menopause and last up to about five years, although their intensity decreases with time. 
Natural menopause is recognized to have occurred after 12 consecutive months of amenorrhoea, for which there is no other obvious [....].
Collocations
WITH NOUNS
transition menopause 
WITH ADJECTIVES
natural | physiological || iatrogenic | irreversible || premature | early | late || established | final menopause
WITH VERBS
reach | undergo || suffer | experience || induce || recognize | follow menopause