Birth Month Could Determine When Menopause Hits
POSTED: 5:36 am EDT May 12,
2005
UPDATED: 10:48 am EDT May 12,
2005
A woman's birth month could determine when she will hit menopause. Italian researchers found women born in March have the earliest age of menopause at 48. It is about 18 months later for women born around October. For them, menopause starts at about age 50. The findings, published in the journal, Human Reproduction, support the theory that environmental factors before birth impact the baby's adult life.
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