Identifying premature menopause risk

One or two women in every hundred will experience a premature menopause, when their ovaries stop functioning many years before they should. We know that for some women this seems to be a hereditary condition, and if your mother had an early menopause, you are more at risk of experiencing the same thing yourself.

Now researchers from China and the United States have identified a specific gene mutation that they've found in a percentage of women who have a premature menopause, and they hope to be able to use this to work out those who are most at risk. Details of their research can be found at www.ajhg.org

if you think you may be likely to have an early menopause, are experiencing menopausal symptoms way before you should or if you already know that you are amongst the percentage of women who have a premature menopause, you can get help and support from the Daisy Network