"Menopause, Premature" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The premature cessation of menses (MENSTRUATION) when the last menstrual period occurs in a woman under the age of 40. It is due to the depletion of OVARIAN FOLLICLES. Premature MENOPAUSE can be caused by diseases; OVARIECTOMY; RADIATION; chemicals; and chromosomal abnormalities.
| Descriptor ID |
D008594
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.351.500.056.630.250 G08.686.157.500.500 G08.686.841.249.500.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Menopause, Premature" by people in Profiles.
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Summary of Updated Recommendations for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 05 26; 75(20):2602-2618.
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Trajectory analysis of sleep maintenance problems in midlife women before and after surgical menopause: the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Menopause. 2020 03; 27(3):278-288.
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Younger age of menopause in women with cerebral aneurysms. J Neurointerv Surg. 2013 Jul; 5(4):327-31.
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Managing menopausal problems. Cancer Treat Res. 2000; 103:1-23.
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Ovarian function in premenopausal women treated with adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 1996 May; 14(5):1718-29.