Labels:text | font | screenshot | document | number | book | printing OCR: MENOPAUSE T THE NATURAL process in which menstruation stops and a woman's reproductive ability ceases is called menopause. Menopause normally takes place over a period of several years between the ages of 45 and 55. Many women experience physical and emotional problems as a result of the relatively sudden reduction in the level of female hormones. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can provide effective treatment for many of these symptoms.