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menopause

[men-uh-pawz] / ˈmɛn əˌpɔz /
NOUN
change of life
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NOUN
midlife crisis
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A menopause reckoning requires a range of perspectives, a spectrum of platforms, and, perhaps most important, a willingness to be uncomfortable — both with practical details and with the indictment of institutional sexism and ageism.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026

Numerous books on perimenopause and menopause have some version of the phrase as its title.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026

A menopause reckoning requires a range of perspectives, a spectrum of platforms, and, perhaps most important, a willingness to be uncomfortable.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026

Physician Kate Muir, author of “How To Have a Magnificent Midlife Crisis,” writes on her Substack that, with one billion women currently somewhere in perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause, “we need a cultural and health revolution.”

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026

Esteban said that it was menopause and that there was nothing anyone could do.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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