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Menopause

Menopause is the permanent cessation of menstruation and loss of reproductive function. In the UK the average age of menopause is 51. Currently around a million women in the UK use treatment to relieve menopausal symptoms, says the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

Posted 18 November 2015

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