(こうねんきしょうがい)

こうねんきしょうがい
noun
menopausal symptoms; menopausal disorder
medicalhealth
1. menopausal symptoms; menopausal disorder
The range of physical and emotional symptoms brought on by the hormonal changes of middle age — hot flashes, sweating, palpitations, irritability, insomnia. Used of women and, increasingly, of men as 男性(だんせい)更年期障害(こうねんきしょうがい).
(はは)更年期障害(こうねんきしょうがい)(なや)んでいる
My mother is suffering from menopausal symptoms.
Suddenly breaking into a sweat may be a symptom of menopause.
更年期障害(こうねんきしょうがい)我慢(がまん)するものではなく婦人科(ふじんか)相談(そうだん)すれば治療(ちりょう)()けられる
Menopausal symptoms are not something to be endured; if you consult a gynecologist, you can receive treatment.

更年期(こうねんき) (the change of life, menopause) + 障害(しょうがい) (disorder, impairment). Note that 更年期(こうねんき) alone names the life stage; 更年期障害(こうねんきしょうがい) names the symptoms that trouble people during it.

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A neutral medical term, used freely in health articles and at the clinic. Applying it to someone else's bad mood (更年期(こうねんき)じゃない) is a well-known insult, so avoid it as a joke.