Premature Menopause

Premature menopause, as its name suggests, occurs when a woman reaches menopause (has her last menstrual period) before the usual age of 45 to 60 years old, typically before 40 years old.

Most women will not experience premature menopause, but natural menopause, where the natural process of aging is the cause of their menopause. Premature menopause may be caused by:

  • hereditary factors
  • smoking
  • exposure to radiation
  • exposure to chemotherapy

Some surgical procedures that interrupt the blood supply to ovaries may also be associated with premature menopause.



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4 Comments to “Premature Menopause”

  1. sarah Says:
    September 28th, 2005 at 1:20 am

    I read an article saying that scientists have found a premature menopause gene. The gene was called FOXL2 and its affects the eyelids and ovaries (weird combination, I know). The mutated gene causes an eyelid defect in babies and ovarian failure in adult females.

    I guess it could explain the hereditary factors.

  2. Sonia Says:
    March 1st, 2006 at 7:33 am

    Hi, I had a misscarriage in september 2004 and after that I had my period a couple of times. But now I don’t have a regular one since 3 months ago. I even took Provera pills and it came very little.
    Do I have to concern about having a premature menopause? I am 33 years old and nobody in my family have that. I want to get pregnant as soon as I could.
    thankyou for helping me.
    Sonia 03.01.2006

  3. fatima muhamad Says:
    December 8th, 2007 at 3:00 pm

    hi am 34 years old and diagnosed with sjogrens syndrom. i have been a whack for the last three months with too many symptoms hissing ears crawling sensation twiching hives neck pain numbness in right part of my body heavy chest too mzny to metion;I thought of hormonal inbalance as in peri menopause but am confused pls help me out.

  4. suchitra Says:
    February 8th, 2008 at 3:56 am

    hello
    this is suchitra, i m 40 yrs old, i m having periods problem from 2000, now i have test all related mantrals problem like FSH, LH, endocronological test, my FSH is high and rest of the thing is normal
    dr told me you are suffering from premature menotral
    what do i do pls help me out.
    can i consive child like test tube baby or thru any medical tratement

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