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MedlinePlus and Menopause in Women Health & Nutrition Directory

    

Menopause is the time in a womans life when her period stops. It usually occurs naturally, most often after age 45. Menopause happens because the womans ovary stops producing the hormones estrogen and progesterone.A woman has reached menopause when she has not had a period for one year. Changes and symptoms can start several years earlier. They include

 


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