postmenopausaladj.

1928 E. Novak in Gynecol. & Obstetr. Monogr.: Cumul. Suppl. & Composite Index 32 (heading) Postmenopausal bleeding with ovarian cancer.

1949 M. Mead Male & Female viii. 180 In Bali..the post-menopausal woman and the virgin girl work together at ceremonies from which women of child-bearing age are debarred.

1975 Lancet 5 July 7/2 11 women were postmenopausal (by at least three years); their ages ranged from forty-eight to sixty-five years of age.

1993 New Scientist 17 Apr. (Suppl.) 4/2 These postmenopausal mothers seem likely to remain a small minority in the foreseeable future.

1959 Obstetr. & Gynecol. 14 245/2 Numerous cases of adenomyosis, sometimes called internal endometriosis, are found to persist postmenopausally.

1999 K. J. Zerbe Women's Mental Health in Primary Care xii. 279 Women fare better in the initial years but deteriorate postmenopausally, requiring more medication, more hospitalizations, and more social service interventions.