Menopause is the time in a woman's life when her periods stop and she can't have children any more. This happens because as a woman ages, her ovaries stop making enough of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone. Some things you might have heard about menopause aren't true. For example, women don't lose interest in sex because of menopause. Many women feel better with no more periods to worry about.
Many women also enjoy sex more without having to worry about pregnancy.
The average age for women to have their last period is about 50. But it's normal for menopause to occur any time from age 41 to 59. A woman often goes through menopause at about the same age as her mother did. Women who have had both ovaries removed will go through menopause early. If the uterus is taken out but the ovaries are left, a woman won't have periods but she won't go through menopause until her ovaries stop making estrogen.