Early Menopause

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Reviewed August 2008

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Title:   Causes of premature menopause
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   The cause of premature menopause is unknown in the majority of women (occurring in up to 60 percent cases in one series) and is classified as karyotypically normal spontaneous POF.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Early/premature menopause definitions
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   When menopause occurs before the age of 40, it is called premature or early menopause.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Management
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   If a woman experiences menopause before the age of 40 years she is considered to have had an early or premature menopause. Managing early menopause requires attention to both emotional and physical aspects of your life.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Menopause - premature (early) menopause
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Premature or early menopause occurs before the age of 40 years. This may be brought on by medical treatments such as chemotherapy or surgery. In other cases, the ovaries spontaneously stop working and the cause may not be found.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Early menopause
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Menopause before the age of 40 is termed 'early menopause'. It may occur spontaneously as a result of early failure of the ovaries, or be caused surgically when a woman has her ovaries removed, or caused chemically by chemotherapy for cancer.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Early menopause symptoms
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Menopause before the age of 40 is termed 'early menopause'. It may occur spontaneously as a result of early failure of the ovaries, or be caused surgically when a woman has her ovaries removed, or caused chemically by chemotherapy for cancer.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Early menopause information
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Early menopause contacts around Australia.
Date:   Jul 2005
Title:   Emotional health
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   If a woman experiences menopause before the age of 40 years she is considered to have had an early or premature menopause. Along with the physical changes that occur during menopause, women who experience this change early in life may also experience changes in mood and emotional wellbeing.
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Diagnosis
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Premature menopause should be considered in any woman presenting with a history of secondary amenorrhoea or menstrual disturbance regardless of whether they have menopausal symptoms.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Personal stories
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   For more than 15 years, Maree, aged 38 years, has been on a roller-coaster trying to deal with premature menopause.
Date:   Jul 2005
Title:   Incidence and risk factors
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   The prevalence of spontaneous premature menopause is generally accepted as 1 percent of women aged less than 40 years and 0.1 percent for those less than 30 years (based on population studies of predominately Caucasian women).
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Clinical presentation
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   The clinical presentation of premature menopause (PM) is variable. Menstrual disturbance is the commonest reported presenting symptom; however, there is no particular menstrual pattern which could indicate PM.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Information on early menopause
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Early menopause is a subject that receives little attention. Yet surprisingly, around one in a hundred women experience the symptoms of early menopause, including young women in their teenage years and early twenties.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Early menopause
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Menopause occurring before the age of 45 years is regarded as premature (early onset) menopause.
Date:   Feb 2006
Title:   Early menopause therapies
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Due to long term effects of oestrogen deficiency, the risks of developing osteoporosis or heart disease are considerably higher than for women reaching menopause at the expected age. For this reason, it is of extreme importance that advice is sought from your doctor.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Premature ovarian failure
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   In women who experience a spontaneous early menopause, this is termed premature ovarian failure (POF).
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Other therapies
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Women who experience early menopause may decide to try a variety of complementary therapies to manage symptoms or create more comfort for themselves.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   The Jean Hailes Foundation
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women`s Health, gateway to women`s health information including issues such as ageing well, bone health, early/premature menopause, managing menopause and polycystic ovary/ovarian syndrome.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Food and your life stages
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Our nutritional requirements change as we move through different life stages. Adolescence, pregnancy, lactation, menopause and ageing all place extra demands on the body. These demands need to be met by our daily diet to maintain the best of health.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Risks
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Lack of female hormones after menopause may lead to: thinning of the bones (osteoporosis) leading to increase risk of fractures and an increase in the risk of heart attack.
Date:   Jul 2008
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