Ménopause

Ménopauseu numutkun basa hartina eureunna fisiologi daur kareseban, tina akar basa Yunani 'meno-' (bulanan) jeung 'pausis' (eureun). Najan kitu, dina kanyataanana mah ménopuseu téh leuwih ti ukur eureunna kareseban, tapi pareumna sakur fungsi baranahan wanoja. Anu jadi sabab lain uterus, tapi nu di 'tonggoheunana': ovarium.

Sacara klinis, ménopause nujul ka titi mangsa anggeusna kareseban anu panungtung. Normalna, ieu téh ninggang dina umur antara 45 jeung 55, lolobana 51. "Ménopauseu ngora" (early menopause) nujul ka pungkasan kareseban dina umur 40-45, sedengkeun mun ninggangna dina umur 55-60 disebutna "ménopauseu telat" (late menopause). Mun kareseban dipungkas saméméh nincak umur 40, disebutna "ménopauseu prématur" sarta dianggap kaayaan anu henteu normal.

Rujukan 
 Wikipédia édisi basa Inggris. Menopause. Dicutat 18 Séptémber 2007.

Tumbu kaluar 
 Menopause Section ti The Hormone Foundation
 Council on Hormone Education ti hormonecme.org 
 Power Surge Menopause Community ti power-surge.com
 Perimenopause - Are you there? ti momswhothink.healthology.com
 Menopause in the UK 
 North American Menopause Society ti menopause.org
 Menopause Talk di Gather.com: A support community including informative articles and discussions for women going through or soon to face menopause. 
 Women's Voices for Change - A positive force for changing the perception of menopause at womensvoicesforchange.org 
 Do Alternative Medicine Therapies Help Menopausal Symptoms? at nccam.net
 

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