Early Menopause

A short overview of early menopause: What it is, how it's diagnosed, and what the symptoms and treatments are.

Early menopause can have some similarities with premature ovarian failure, but these are different conditions, and these differences are pretty important.

Learn what causes the physical and emotional changes of early menopause and how to manage these changes with medication, exercise and diet.

Talk to women who are going through early menopause and learn from their experiences.

Scientists found that twin sisters have a higher risk of developing early menopause due to premature ovarian failure.

Some breast cancer therapies can cause early menopause, which can lead to infertility. Learn your options for preserving a chance to have children.

Some childhood cancers can leave women with an increased risk of early menopause, this information can help physicians plan preventative treatment strategies at an earlier stage.

Smoking can send you crashing into early menopause, but if you quit at least ten years before middle age, then the risk is substantially reduced.

Learn what medical procedures can cause early menopause and why these procedures would be performed.