post-menopausal period meaning

[Medicine]
The physiological period following the MENOPAUSE,the permanent cessation of the menstrual life. Since in the United States the age of the menopause ranges between 48 and 55 years,generally conceived as middle age,the postmenopause often refers to women considerably older.

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