How to Use postmenopausal in a Sentence

postmenopausal

adjective
  • Heart-health scores were even lower in postmenopausal women.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 13 May 2026
  • Why were postmenopausal women given hormones in the first place?
    — Christina Boufis, Woman's Day, 19 Aug. 2010
  • May increase the risk of hip fractures in postmenopausal women.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 Nov. 2025
  • In postmenopausal women, most estrogen is produced and stored in fat cells.
    — Adele Jackson-Gibson, Good Housekeeping, 4 Sep. 2020
  • One study found that maca may have a positive effect on libido in postmenopausal women.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Sixteen years ago, its lead product was a cream for postmenopausal women dealing with hot flashes.
    — Peter Loftus, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Today a woman can expect to live for 81 years – which means decades of postmenopausal lifetime.
    — Donna Freedman, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Mar. 2018
  • These two facts highlight why bone breaks in this postmenopausal population are so prolific.
    — Andreas Arauer, USA TODAY, 30 May 2018
  • During moderate exercise, the postmenopausal group was the least able to use fat to power muscles.
    — NBC News, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The agency approved the drug for postmenopausal women up to age 65, not older than 65.
    — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Contraceptive use did not seem to affect the risk for postmenopausal colorectal or breast cancer.
    — Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2018
  • All these postmenopausal women fell within the normal range of Body Mass Index.
    — Susan Scutti, CNN, 1 July 2019
  • Research also suggests that too much salt can negatively affect bone health in young girls and postmenopausal women.
    — Lisa Drayer, CNN, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Brain aneurysms are also more common among women than men, especially postmenopausal women.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 22 Mar. 2019
  • And being overweight or obese throughout adulthood may increase the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, the researchers found in the new report.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 23 May 2017
  • Having too much iron in your blood can mean a greater risk of developing cancer, especially for men and postmenopausal women.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2018
  • The trials included a total of 1,325 postmenopausal women from around the world.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 22 May 2026
  • Visceral fat has been linked to a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, which is one of the leading causes of death in postmenopausal women.
    — Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping, 5 May 2022
  • One study suggests eating five to six prunes each day may help to support bone health across the lifespan, especially for postmenopausal women at risk for bone fractures.
    — Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Twenty-four were premenopausal; 24 were perimenopausal; and 24 were postmenopausal.
    — NBC News, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Their goal is to figure out a way to enable postmenopausal women to reap the full benefits of endurance training—and their suggestion is to donate blood.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 3 Aug. 2022
  • And, yes, testosterone is an option, too, but women need to remember that the only proof of efficacy is in women who are postmenopausal.
    — Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Health Canada approved Addyi for postmenopausal use in 2021.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Ideal candidates are postmenopausal women with early-stage, very small tumors and no evidence of lymph node involvement.
    — Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Are studies that suggest eating prunes daily might delay or prevent osteoporosis for postmenopausal women valid?
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 21 June 2022
  • Trial results showed that Lynkuet improved hot flashes within a week in postmenopausal women ages 40 to 65.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The team also tested AP503 in a postmenopausal bone loss model and saw key markers move back toward normal.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
  • Nearly a third of postmenopausal women who took a valerian capsule twice daily for four weeks reported better sleep quality, found one study.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Postmenopausal women, meanwhile, demonstrated a 9% risk increase.
    — Theo Thimou, ajc, 23 May 2017
  • Moreover, the analysis found that perimenopausal women performed better than postmenopausal women in some areas.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 14 Oct. 2025

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