Predicting the age at natural menopause in middle-aged women

Determinants of Age at Natural Menopause in Shiraz

The mean age at natural menopause and its determinants among Shirazi women (southern Iran) was calculated.  The data were obtained from a population- based cross-sectional study carried out in the year 2000.  Interviews were carried out and observations made on 948 women who had incurred natural menopause. They were randomly chosen using postal zones housing sample framework of Shiraz.Mean±SD a...

Age at Menopause and Its Main Predictors among Iranian Women

O-31: AMH and AMHR2 Genetic Variants in Chinese Women with Primary Ovarian Insufficiency and Normal Age at Natural Menopause

Background To investigate the role of the anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) signalling pathway in the pathophysiology of idiopathic primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) and age at natural menopause (ANM) using a genetic approach MaterialsAndMethods DNA sequencing was used to detect the genotype distribution and allele frequency of the genes AMH and AMH receptor II (AMHR2) in 120 cases of idiopathic P...

Influences of natural menopause on psychological characteristics and symptoms of middle-aged healthy women.

We investigated the psychological and symptom consequences of the natural menopause in a longitudinal study of 541 initially premenopausal healthy women. All women were given an extensive evaluation at baseline. After 3 years of follow-up, 69 women ceased cycling for 12 months; another 32 women had ceased cycling and had taken hormone replacement therapy for a total of 12 months. These women we...

Age at Natural Menopause and Stroke Mortality

Background and Purpose—Young age at natural menopause has been related to increased cardiovascular mortality, but few studies have examined the relationship with stroke risk specifically. Methods—In a cohort of 19 731 Norwegian women, we analyzed the relationship between age at natural menopause and stroke mortality. A total of 3561 women died of stroke during the 37-year follow-up from 1961 th...