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Overview
Common causes of menopause include of women's age between 49 and 52 of age at an average and several medical condition include Autoimmune diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Thyroid disease. Complications of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, in addition to surgical causes include bilateral oophorectomy, hysterectomy, salpingo-oophorectomy, and complication of tubal ligation. Less common causes include chronic fatigue syndrome and HIV. Genetic causes include Fragile X Syndrome and Turner’s syndrome
Causes
Natural menopause is caused by age, but early menopause is caused by several causes include
Common causes:
- Premature ovarian failure/Primary ovarian insufficiency[1]
- Surgical causes such as bilateral oophorectomy, salpingo-oophorectomy, and hysterectomy
- Complication of pelvic chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Less common causes
Certain health conditions include:
Genetic causes
- Fragile X Syndrome.
- Missing X chromosomes (Turner’s syndrome)[2]
References
- ↑ Nelson LM (2009). "Clinical practice. Primary ovarian insufficiency". N Engl J Med. 360 (6): 606–14. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp0808697. PMC 2762081. PMID 19196677. <ref>
- Chemotherapy or radiotherapy: Treatments of cancer can damage ovaries and stop of menstrual cycle.
- Surgical causes: Bilateral oophorectomy (remove ovaries), salpingo-oophorectomy (remove ovaries with Fallopian tubes), and Hysterectomy (remove of the uterus), and complication of tubal ligation.
Less common causes
- Chronic fatigue syndrome, women with chronic fatigue syndrome are more likely to have early or premature menopause.
- HIV and AIDS, women with HIV whose infection is not well controlled with medicine may experience early menopause. Women with HIV may also have more severe hot flashes than women without HIV.<ref>https://www.womenshealth.gov/menopause/menopause-basics#11
- ↑ Santoro N (2003). "Mechanisms of premature ovarian failure". Ann Endocrinol (Paris). 64 (2): 87–92. PMID 12773939.