Relation of parity to age at menopause

Soberón, Javier; Calderón, Juan José Arechederra; Goldzieher, Joseph W.

doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(16)34647-6

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“…Nevertheless, studies exist that have explored reproductive as well as certain lifestyle variables (age at menarche, number of pregnancies, oral contraceptive use, breast feeding, cigarette smoking, education). 8,15,16 Our findings are perfectly consistent with those variables studied in previous reports.…”

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confidence: 93%

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Reproductive and lifestyle factors associated with early menopause in Mexican women

et al. 2006

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ResumenObjetivo. Evaluar la relación entre factores reproductivos, estilo de vida y la ocurrencia de menopausia natural temprana. Material y métodos. Un estudio de casos y controles fue conducido en una población basal de 2 510 mujeres participantes en la "Cohorte de trabajadores IMSS". Los casos fueron definidos como aquellas mujeres que presentaron la menopausia natural a los 47 años o menos. La información fue colectada a través de cuestionarios autoapicables. AbstractObjective. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between certain reproductive and lifestyle factors and the occurrence of early natural menopause. Material and Methods. A case/control study was conducted on a basal population of 2 510 women participating in the "Mexican Institute of Social Security health workers cohort study". Cases were defined as those women for whom natural menopause presented by age 47. Information was obtained through a self-administered questionnaire. Results.

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confidence: 93%

“…A study conducted in Mexico reported an increase in the age at menopause with an increase in the number of children born. 15 In different populations women who never bore children presented menopause between 0.8 and 1.7 years before those who did. 12,14 Our findings are consistent with these reports.…”

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confidence: 99%

Reproductive and lifestyle factors associated with early menopause in Mexican women

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“…13,14 Nulliparous women tend to have an earlier menopause, 3,15 while increased parity, particularly in the higher social classes, is associated with a later menopause. 7,16 Mothers of twins enter the menopause about 1 year earlier than women who have only had singleton infants. 16 Women whose last pregnancy occurred before the age of 28 probably have an earlier menopause than those with their last pregnancy at a later age.…”

Section: Menopausementioning

confidence: 99%

“…7,16 Mothers of twins enter the menopause about 1 year earlier than women who have only had singleton infants. 16 Women whose last pregnancy occurred before the age of 28 probably have an earlier menopause than those with their last pregnancy at a later age. 17 Women who smoke enter the menopause up to 2 years earlier than those who do not.…”

Section: Menopausementioning

confidence: 99%

The epidemiology of the association between hypertension and menopause

1998

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Menopause is a normal aging phenomenon in women and consists of the gradual transition from the reproductive to the non-reproductive phase of life. The median age at the menopause is currently around 50 years. As a result of the increasing life expectancy in the first and second worlds, many women will be postmenopausal for over one-third of their lives. The influence of menopause per se on blood pressure remains

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“…Our study evaluated these associations after adjusting for potential confounding factors including age, obesity, parity, and socioeconomic status as measured by the husband's education level (3,(18)(19)(20)(21). If smoking affected sex steroids by reducing obesity, adjusting for obesity would tend to obscure the causal chain and artificially decrease the estimated odds ratio.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%