When am I likely to reach my menopause?

When am I likely to reach my menopause?

The average age at menopause is 50.5 years in Caucasian women – half have their last period earlier and half later. One woman in ten will still have her periods at the age of 54 and on occasion they may persist until the age of 57. This has probably not changed over the last 100 years. In contrast, the average age at menarche (first period) seems to be getting lower (puberty). Low financial income and poor education are associated with earlier menopause but age at menarche, marital status, weight, height, number of pregnancies and use of oestrogens in the pill or hormone replacement therapy are unrelated. There may be a tendency for early menopause to follow within a family.

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