noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ early , premature
▪ male
▪
The male ~ affects men who are approaching middle age. ( BrE )
▪
Male ~ affects men who are approaching middle age. ( AmE )
VERB + MENOPAUSE
▪ approach
▪ enter , reach
▪ experience , go through
PREPOSITION
▪ at ~ , at the ~ ( BrE )
▪ after ~ , after the ~ ( BrE ), past ~ , past the ~ ( BrE )
▪
a disease that can afflict women past the ~
▪ during ~ , during the ~ ( BrE )