Early Menopause

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

Reviewed August 2008

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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:   May 2009

Title:   Information on managing menopause
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Information on signs and symptoms, managing menopause, early menopause, and surgical menopause.
Date:   May 2009

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:   May 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:   Jan 2009

Title:   Haemochromatosis
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Haemochromatosis causes the body to absorb more iron than usual from food. Haemochromatosis is one of the most common hereditary diseases. Excessive iron can cause damage to organs such as the liver, heart and pancreas. Possible early symptoms include weakness and lethargy, weight loss, joint pain in the fingers, liver complaints, impotence and low sex drive, irregular menstrual periods or early menopause, loss of body hair and skin darkening.
Date:   Nov 2008

Title:   Breast cancer and early menopause - a guide for younger women
Publisher:   National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC)
Description:   This booklet is for younger women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer who may be at risk of early menopause.
Date:   Oct 2008

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. The loss of fertility can be devastating for women undergoing early menopause. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) also known as hormone therapy (HT) may be advised to counteract the health risks of early onset of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease.
Date:   Jul 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

Title:   Women's stories
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Personal accounts of experience with early menopause, signs and symptoms of menopause, the impact of menopause and support options while experiencing menopause.
Date:   Jun 2008

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:   Food and your life stages
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Nutritional requirements change as we move through different life stages. Adolescence, pregnancy, lactation, menopause and ageing all place extra demands on the body. Babies, adults, pregnant and nursing (breastfeeding) women and older people all have different needs for their diet. A varied diet that concentrates on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, dairy foods and lean meats can fulfil most needs.
Date:   Apr 2008

Title:   HRT in the early menopause: scientific evidence and common perceptions
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) remains the first-line and most effective treatment for menopausal symptoms.
Date:   Mar 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 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:   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:   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:   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
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