Early menopause 'on the increase'

April 2011 - Many people have noted an increase in women undergoing early menopause - or menopause before age 40 - in recent years. A review published in The Obstetrician & Gynecologist confirms this phenomenon and reveals why it's happening.

This review of previously published studies links in increase of early menopause with improved survival rates of childhood cancers. According to the review, 8% of all women who overcome cancer during their childhood go on to experience early menopause. It appears that the radiotherapy and other agents used to combat the cancer are responsible for this link. Being that more women are surviving childhood cancers, the number of women experiencing symptoms of early menopause is increasing accordingly.

Early menopause is the result of a medical condition known as premature ovarian failure or POF, which refers to the loss of function of the ovaries before the age of 40. Ovarian failure means that the ovaries don't produce adequate amounts of estrogen or release eggs regularly. In addition to catapulting a woman into premature menopause, the condition oftentimes leads to infertility in women.

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