Menopause, hereditary????
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I'm not sure. My gran had a Hysterectomy before the menopause so my Mum and sister didn't have any clues, but my Mum is 57 and still going through the menopause whilst her sister was in her 40s when she went through it.
Have you asked your Dr to test your FSH levels? I'm 32 and asked them as I was stressing over early menopause symptoms and not having a baby and my results came back fine.
Sorry not to be of much help
Mx
I'm not sure. My gran had a Hysterectomy before the menopause so my Mum and sister didn't have any clues, but my Mum is 57 and still going through the menopause whilst her sister was in her 40s when she went through it.
Have you asked your Dr to test your FSH levels? I'm 32 and asked them as I was stressing over early menopause symptoms and not having a baby and my results came back fine.
Sorry not to be of much help
Mx
My Nan had her menopause in her mid 40s but they think it was brought on by grief at losing her 19 year old son at the time but I have no idea whether there's any scientific basis on that. My mum started hers in her mid 50s with a long drawn out peri-menopause period of about 2 years so it was 10 years later.
If you're worried hun they can find out for you
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If you're worried hun they can find out for you
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I don't know very much but I believe that there are several factors that could contribute to an early menopause.
The general rule is that if your mother naturally ceased menstruating at a normal age (i.e. between 45 and 55) then you're likely to follow the same pattern. If she had a premature menopause (i.e. before 45) then you are not necessarily going to follow suit - genetics account for about 5% of early menopauses.
HOWEVER, many of the other factors that contribute to premature menopause, such as cancer, autoimmune conditions (e.g. arthritis, rheumatism) or chromosomal problems, may also be hereditary.
On the other hand, other factors that contribute to premature menopause, such as smoking, surgery (for endo, PCOS or other) or rarely, infections such as mumps, are specific to the individual.
Unless you know that your mother's early menopause was caused by a medical condition which you also share, I shouldn't worry too much - your chances of a similarly premature menopause are 1 in 20. But if you don't know what caused it, or you have the same condition, it's probably worth asking your doctor.
Menopause is simply when your ovaries run out of eggs, and Boots and other chemists sell home-testing kits which are supposed to give you some indication of how much time you have left - I assume that they're based on proper medical kit, which maybe your doctor can refer you towards, as you have a real concern?
Good luck!
The general rule is that if your mother naturally ceased menstruating at a normal age (i.e. between 45 and 55) then you're likely to follow the same pattern. If she had a premature menopause (i.e. before 45) then you are not necessarily going to follow suit - genetics account for about 5% of early menopauses.
HOWEVER, many of the other factors that contribute to premature menopause, such as cancer, autoimmune conditions (e.g. arthritis, rheumatism) or chromosomal problems, may also be hereditary.
On the other hand, other factors that contribute to premature menopause, such as smoking, surgery (for endo, PCOS or other) or rarely, infections such as mumps, are specific to the individual.
Unless you know that your mother's early menopause was caused by a medical condition which you also share, I shouldn't worry too much - your chances of a similarly premature menopause are 1 in 20. But if you don't know what caused it, or you have the same condition, it's probably worth asking your doctor.
Menopause is simply when your ovaries run out of eggs, and Boots and other chemists sell home-testing kits which are supposed to give you some indication of how much time you have left - I assume that they're based on proper medical kit, which maybe your doctor can refer you towards, as you have a real concern?
Good luck!
also the more children you have - the earlier your menopause can be - so although my Mum started her menopause relatively early (we don't know when she would have completely stopped as she had an hysterectomy) I'm not worried as she had lots of pregnancies.
