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Menopause
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
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The permanent cessation of menstruation (menopause) may occur as early as age 40 or as late as 55, but the average age when menopause occurs is 51 years. The commonly accepted criterion for diagnosing menopause is 6–12 months without a menstrual period. Menopause is only one event in the “climacteric” a series of biological changes in body systems and tissue that occurs in both sexes between the mid-40s and mid-60s.