The Timing of the Age at Which Natural Menopause Occurs

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 425-440

  Gold, Ellen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Diet; Family history; Genetics; Menopause; Parity; Race ethnicity; Smoking; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; CHLORPHENOTANE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CLIMACTERIUM; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GEOGRAPHY; HEREDITY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ONSET AGE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PASSIVE SMOKING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 80053250381     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: 15580474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2011.05.002     Document Type: Review

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