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Premature menopause
Premature menopause is the early failure of the ovaries to produce eggs, which causes a woman to stop having her periods before the usual age of menopause (around age 50).
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
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A 36-year old asked:
Premature menopause is what?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can you tell me about premature menopause?
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A 36-year old asked:
What are the tests for premature menopause?
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A 44-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of premature menopause?
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A 31-year old asked:
What are the symptoms invovlved with premature menopause?
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A 32-year old asked:
How do I know if I am I going through premature menopause?
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A 42-year old asked:
Could I be having premature menopause? Biatchy all the time.
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A 24-year old asked:
How will having premature menopause affect my long-term health?
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A 48-year old asked:
Could it be that i could be going through early/premature menopause?
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A 38-year old asked:
I am worried that I might be going through premature menopause. What are some of the symptoms?
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A 43-year old asked:
Are you in perimenopause or premature menopause at 38?
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A 34-year old asked:
Premature menopause, what is the average life span after it?
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A 46-year old asked:
If I have mosaic turner's syndrome will I have premature menopause?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is there a test to determine if someone is going through premature menopause or perimenopause?
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A 41-year old female asked:
I have confirmed premature menopause and i will start combined h.r.t next week . how long will it before i feel some relief of my menopausal sypmtoms?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is there a link between Marfan's and premature menopause?
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A 48-year old asked:
Premature menopause - can you reset my hormones to correct?
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A 47-year old asked:
Cant get pregnant. Could I possibly have premature menopause symptoms?
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A 18-year old female asked:
What is hrt? Does someone tht has premature menopause really need it? What are the pro and cons?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Is there anyway to get my eggs back, I have been in premature menopause/ premature ovarian failer since i was 15 im 26 now. Help?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I was diagnosed with premature menopause when I was 17. Is there anything I can do to increase my chance of naturally conceiving?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I have had 3 periods in 4 years and before that was not regular. I have looked up my other symptoms and it mentions premature menopause. Can you help ?
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A 39-year old asked:
Could precocious puberty cause premature menopause later in life?
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A 42-year old asked:
What can a doctor's exam tell me about my risk for a premature menopause?
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A 39-year old asked:
Treatment for ovarian failure/premature menopause?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I'm 24, diagnosed with premature menopause at 17, and over the last 8 months I have had no desire AT ALL to have sex! Is there anything that will help?
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A 29-year old female asked:
When I was younger I got 2 gardasil shots and never went back for the 3rd one. I got Hpv which is gone, but Im wondering if I should now get the 3rd (10 plus years later). Does it cause premature menopause or cysts? Been dealing w/cysts, related?
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A 40-year old asked:
Should i go to the ob gyn if i think I have premature menopause?
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A female asked:
I'm 42yrs My tubes been tied for 16yrs and my periods been pretty regular but I'm late a week could I be going through premature menopause or should I?
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A 33-year old asked:
Could night sweats around my period be premature menopause?
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