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Mother and half sisters started perimenopause in their mid 30s. i just turned 35. does that mean i will too? how to prepare if i do?

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Not neccesarily: Early menopause may have some hereditary pattern but genetic transeference and concordance rate is not near 100%.

Answered 11/17/2013

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