Sentence:  Once women have traversed the turmoil of the <WSD>climacteric</WSD> years and reached the hormonal steady-state of the post-menopause, there is almost certainly no increase in the incidence of depression. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The period of life that leads up to and follows the end of menstruation in women; the menopause. (from 18th c.)