It's latin. Pause literally means stop in latin.
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What's the meno mean in Latin?
In this case, apparently, month. As in, period
Don't forget to menorewind when you're done. It's the right thing to do.
So that you can comfortably menostart whenever you want.
The board of directors decided that indefinite pause sounds better than stop
It's called Menopause because your periods will return in hell.
Maybe it's actually spelled menopaws because men can't keep their paws off us.
Or they named it after the Irish doctor who documented it, Men O'Pause.
This is fake news, he stole the research from Jane Menopause who goes uncredited to this day
Pretty sure it was named after the French village Mini-Opuasé where it was discovered in the 1800's.
It's a portmanteau of "Minnow Palls," because doctors used to believe it was caused by a cloud of small fish surrounding those experiencing it.
No, it pretty much stops at that age 😂
"Or sooner. Much sooner."
-Leonardo DiCaprio
Don't associate men with us furries! We're way more respectful.
And vasectomy should instead be called misterectomy.
Isn't there hormonal treatments that puts you in menopause, and then there is a menoresume if you end the treatment?
I don't think God asked Mary for permission and he will make you preganent if he wants to.