Menopause
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Menopause or ovarian failure usually begins in women aged between the ages of 45 and 55 years old and is the result of ageing rather than illness.[1] The World Health Organization defines early menopause as menopause symptoms beginning before age 40.[2]
Signs and symptoms[edit | edit source]
Treatment[edit | edit source]
ME/CFS[edit | edit source]
A few patients with ME/CFS have reported undergoing early menopause, including Lynn Gilderdale, who had very severe ME/CFS.[citation needed]
Fibromyalgia[edit | edit source]
Early menopause and hysterectomy are linked to increased risk of fibromyalgia, either in the years shortly before the hysterectomy or in the year after.[3]
Notable studies[edit | edit source]
- 2009, Increased frequencies of hysterectomy and early menopause in fibromyalgia patients: a comparative study[3] - (Full text)
See also[edit | edit source]
Learn more[edit | edit source]
- Early menopause - NHS
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Health Service. "Early menopause". National Health Service. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ↑ World Health Organization. "GA30.6 Premature ovarian failure". ICD-11 - International Classification of Diseases. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pamuk, Ömer Nuri; Dönmez, Salim; Çakir, Necati (May 1, 2009). "Increased frequencies of hysterectomy and early menopause in fibromyalgia patients: a comparative study". Clinical Rheumatology. 28 (5): 561–564. doi:10.1007/s10067-009-1087-1. ISSN 1434-9949.
