How you swung the discussion from untrustworthy media and their attention grabbing headlines into accusations of sexism against premenopausal women is one for the history books.
You claim to know the definition of "hysterical". To reassure myself, in case you know something that I don't, I went and Googled more dictionary definitions of the word, and how to use it. A good half dozen more popped up. Not a single one of them mentioned sexism or premenopausal women. But another definition, this one from the MacMillan Dictionary, again used the media as an example of proper usage of the word:
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ADJECTIVE
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/hɪˈsterɪk(ə)l/
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behaving in an uncontrolled way because you are extremely excited, afraid, or upset
She wasn’t hysterical, just crying.
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Feeling or expressing strong emotions
emotional
passionate
ardent
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1a
reacting to something in an unreasonable way
Media coverage of the issue has been hysterical.
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suffering from the medical condition of hysteria
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You know, I have indeed seen the usage "hysterical woman". But I have also seen the usage "hysterical child". "Hysterical teenager". And even "hysterical jerk" (referring to a man). The word is not sexist. Using the word in a sentence is not sexist. It is an adjective that means "reacting to something in an unreasonable way". The definition does not change if it is an adjective referring to a woman, a child, a man (the jerk), or the media.
It is now clear to me that you view premenopausal women as hysterical. That's fine if that is your viewpoint. You must have had some experiences in your life that lead you towards that. But don't try to push your viewpoint off as being mine ... I was talking about the media and their unreasonable headlines. Premenopausal women did not even enter my consciousness. I was completely surprised when that accusation flew in from Pluto's outer orbit. What in the world does it have to do with untrustworthy media???