Article
Meta-analysis suggests that smoking is associated with an increased risk of early natural menopause.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Feb 2012
Sun Lu, Tan Lijun, Yang Fang, Luo Yi, Li Xi, Deng Hong-Wen, Dvornyk Volodymyr
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Age at natural menopause (ANM) is usually defined as the age at the last menstrual bleeding followed by the absence of menses for 12 consecutive months. Although many studies have suggested an association between smoking and early age at natural menopause, evidence remains conflicting because some studies reported inconsistent or contrasting results. To resolve this ambiguity and to quantitatively...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Bias
- Female
- Humans
- MEDLINE
- Menopause
- Middle Aged
- Odds Ratio
- Phenotype
- Smoking