Early Menopause

Follow the links below to find information on early, or premature, menopause.

Reviewed November 2010

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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:   Aug 2011
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:   Jul 2011
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:   Jul 2011
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, or have no obvious cause. Being diagnosed with early menopause, in particular the loss of fertility, can be devastating. Hormone therapy (HT) – also known as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) – may be advised to counteract the health risks of early onset of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease.
Date:   Apr 2011
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:   Oct 2010
Title:   Surgical menopause
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Surgical menopause is menopause that occurs as a result of the removal of the ovaries in a woman who is still having periods.
Date:   Jun 2010
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:   Jun 2010
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:   Apr 2010
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:   Mar 2010
Title:   Menopause
Publisher:   Cancer Australia
Description:   Treatments for ovarian cancer can affect the age of menopause and can influence the available options for managing menopausal symptoms. Early or premature menopause caused by ovarian cancer treatment can be managed successfully.
Date:   Jul 2009
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 2009
Title:   Surgical menopause
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Surgical menopause is when a woman's ovaries are removed prior to natural menopause. This causes a sudden and permanent drop in the ovarian hormones, oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Hormone therapy for endometriosis and surgical menopause
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Endometriosis is known to result in variable severity of symptoms. For some women bilateral removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy) with or without an hysterectomy may be required to manage symptoms. This brings women into premature menopause. It is thoug...
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   BCMC - breast cancer and early menopause - a guide for younger women
Publisher:   Cancer Australia
Description:   This booklet is for younger women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer who may be at risk of early menopause.
Date:   Jan 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:   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:   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:   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:   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

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