per·i·men·o·pause 
(pĕr′ə-mĕnə-pôz′)
(pĕr′ə-mĕnə-pôz′)n.
The period of a woman's life characterized by physiological changes associated with the end of reproductive capacity, terminating with the completion of menopause. Also called climacteric.
per′i·men′o·pausal adj.