What is the menopause?

Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE In medical terms, the menopause is usually defined as the time reached one year after a woman's last menstrual period. However, people often refer to the time leading up to as well as the time after a woman's last period as being the menopause. The years leading up to the menopause are called the peri-menopause or the pre-menopause. The menopause is a normal stage of a woman's life. https://patient.info/womens-health/menopause