Antedating of "Menopause"

Sat Jan 12 17:02:14 UTC 2013

Sorry - 'Have you the whites?'

What does that mean?

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On Jan 12, 2013, at 8:14 AM, "Shapiro, Fred" <fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU> wrote:

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> menopause (OED 1872)
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> 1858 _New Hampshire Journal of Medicine_ 1 Aug. (American Periodical Series=
> )  In females we enquire:  Are you regular?  Have you the whites?  Replies =
> to these questions convey what is essential respecting puberty, pregnancy, =
> the menopause, the different affections of the uterus and vagina.
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> Fred Shapiro
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