CATEGORY	Diseases of female reproductive system
SYSTEM	Reproductive System
ORGAN	Ovaries
ALTERNATE NAMES /COMMON NAMES	Climacteric, Change of life
NAMES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES	'Rajonivrtti'/'masik dharma ka band hona' in Hindi
ICD 10 CLASSIFICATION	N 95
WORLD STATISTICS	Every woman in world experiences Menopause around the age of mid forties to mid fifties. 80% of women do not experience any significant problem to need medical help. Asian women experience less symptoms of menopause than Western and African women.
INDIAN STATISTICS	Average age of onset of menopause in Indian woman is lower than their western counterpart.