Before and After Menopause

by Dr. J. Kyle Mathews | October 25th, 2009

Before and After Menopause The average age of menopause, the cessation of menstruation caused by failure of the ovaries to secrete estrogen, is 51 years of age for women in the United States. Menopause will occur between the ages of 45 and 55 for the majority of women. The time between the onset of irregular…Read the Rest of Article

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