Menopause causes
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Overview
Overview
menopause is caused by the increased age of women. But the common causes of premature menopause include Premature ovarian failure, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy and bilateral oophorectomy, salpingo-oophorectomy, and hysterectomy. Less common causes include Autoimmune diseases, diabetes mellitus, Thyroid disease. chronic fatigue syndrome. Genetic causes include Fragile X Syndrome and Turner’s syndrome
Causes
Causes
Natural menopause is caused by age, but premature menopause is caused by several causes include
Common causes
- Premature ovarian failure/Primary ovarian insufficiency[1]
- Complication of Chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
- Surgical causes: bilateral oophorectomy, salpingo-oophorectomy, and hysterectomy.[2]
Less common causes
Certain health conditions include:
Genetic causes
- Fragile X Syndrome.
- Missing X chromosomes (Turner’s syndrome)[4]
References
References
- ↑ Hernández-Angeles C, Castelo-Branco C (2016). “Early menopause: A hazard to a woman’s health”. Indian J Med Res. 143 (4): 420–7. doi:10.4103/0971-5916.184283. PMC 4928547. PMID 27377497.
- ↑ Secoșan C, Balint O, Pirtea L, Grigoraș D, Bălulescu L, Ilina R (2019). “Surgically Induced Menopause-A Practical Review of Literature”. Medicina (Kaunas). 55 (8). doi:10.3390/medicina55080482. PMC 6722518 Check
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- ↑ Santoro N (2003). “Mechanisms of premature ovarian failure”. Ann Endocrinol (Paris). 64 (2): 87–92. PMID 12773939.
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