postmenopausal
Britishadjective
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Doctors also say that certain patients, usually older adults, postmenopausal women or people who have never exercised, are suddenly dealing with back or bone issues after experiencing rapid weight loss.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Hormone therapy remains the most effective first-line option for relieving common menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, which affect up to 75% of postmenopausal women.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026
Then, in 2002, a government-funded clinical trial on postmenopausal women and HRT was halted after early findings that hormone therapy posed a number of health risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Back in the 1950s, she said: "There is no greater power in the world than the zest of a postmenopausal woman."
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
The reluctance to use HRT is the result of a controversial 2002 study that identified an elevated risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
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