Menopause
The permanent shutting down of the female reproductive system refers to menopause. As a natural process, it varies form one person to another. Menopause usually happens more or less in midlife in females which signals the end of the fertile phase of a woman’s life. As the opposite of menarche–start of the monthly periods, does not simply focus on the permanent “stopping of the monthly periods”, since what is happening to the uterus is quite secondary to the process. Moreover, the crucial factor is based on what is happening to the ovaries. Lastly, in adult human females who still have a uterus, and who are not pregnant or lactating, post menopause is identified by a permanent absence of menstruation whereas in women without a uterus, menopause or post menopause is identified by a very high FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) level.

Love & care during menopausal period