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Researchers at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) are presenting new information on conditions that can influence the timing of the menopausal transition.
Quote:Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania reviewed the records of more than 1.7 million women of reproductive age included in The Health Improvement Network (THIN), an electronic medical records database, to determine whether early menopause or premature ovarian failure is more prevalent in women diagnosed with psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, or systemic lupus erythematosus. They found that women with these conditions are two to five times more likely than unaffected women to go through menopause before the age of 45 or experience loss of ovarian function before the age of 40.