menopausal

[ men-uh-paw-zuhl ]

/ ˌmɛn əˈpɔ zəl /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.

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Origin of menopausal

First recorded in 1905–10; menopause + -al¹

post·men·o·pau·sal, adjectivepre·men·o·pau·sal, adjective

Rarely do whales leave the group—meaning post-menopausal whales can contribute to parenting their grandchildren for decades after their reproductive ability ends.
These killer whales go through menopause|Sara Kiley Watson|July 28, 2021|Popular-Science
In the 1970s, people did studies on the hormones of menopausal women, but they excluded from the study any women who worked outside the home.
Why Misinformation Is About Who You Trust, Not What You Think - Issue 100: Outsiders|Brian Gallagher & Kevin Berger|May 26, 2021|Nautilus
Around 84% of them have reportedly said menopausal symptoms are disruptive to their lives.
‘I was fired by a client’: Breaking the taboo around menopause and the workplace|Jessica Davies|April 1, 2021|Digiday
I read that one in 10 women want to leave the workplace because of menopausal symptoms, sothere’s still lots of work that needs to be done.
‘It knocks your confidence’: Confessions of an agency director on menopause discrimination|Jessica Davies|March 24, 2021|Digiday

For this edition of our Confessions series, where we offer anonymity in exchange for candor, we spoke to a director at a digital marketing agency about how suffering from menopausal symptoms can affect women in the workplace.
‘It knocks your confidence’: Confessions of an agency director on menopause discrimination|Jessica Davies|March 24, 2021|Digiday
For example, if plans cover hormones for post-menopausal women, they must also cover them for transgender women.
Obamacare Now Pays for Gender Reassignment|Kaiser Health News|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I mean, wait, not pre-menopausal, sorry–that’s Caroline–she was hormonal ‘cause she was pregnant.
Teresa Giudice’s Crazy ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ Journey|Stacey Grenrock Woods|July 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When she was elected the first female prime minister, she was a shrill, shiny-faced, menopausal woman of 53.
The Sexy Side of Maggie: How Thatcher Used Her Softer Quality|Gail Sheehy|January 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST