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=Premature menopause, effects on later life cognition=

Menopause in women usually occurs around the age 50; premature menopause however, occurs around or before the age 40. "The study, based on a sample of 4868 women, used cognitive tests and clinical dementia diagnosis at baseline and after two, four and seven years and aimed to determine whether premature menopause can have an effect on later-life cognitive function," (Wiley). Over a fifth of these women tested in the study used hormone treatment during their menopause. "Results show that in comparison to women who experienced menopause after the age of 50, those with a premature menopause had a more than 40% increased risk of poor performance on tasks assessing verbal fluency and visual memory," (Wiley). Not only will this premature menopause have an effect on women with their cognitive function later in life, it will also create imbalance in other parts of their bodies (Boyd). Not many women are able to notice the effects of premature menopause until years have passed after their menopause, however more women should be educated on the negative effects of premature menopause. Seeing as this premature menopause has such negative effects on women, there should no longer be the option to surgically induce menopause.

References: Wiley. "Premature menopause, effects on later life cognition studied." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 7 May 2014. .

Boyd, Denise, and Helen Bee. //Lifespan Development//. Upper Saddle River : Prentice Hall, 2012. Print

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