"Menopause, Premature" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Menopause, Premature" by people in Profiles.
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Reproductive milestones, use of menopausal hormone therapy, and risk of hearing loss: A life course study of 214 327 women. Maturitas. 2025 Oct; 201:108685.
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Smoking, early menopause and multiple sclerosis disease course. Climacteric. 2023 12; 26(6):560-564.
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Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing. Nature. 2021 08; 596(7872):393-397.
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Mutations in the mitochondrial ribosomal protein MRPS22 lead to primary ovarian insufficiency. Hum Mol Genet. 2018 06 01; 27(11):1913-1926.
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Microhomology-mediated mechanisms underlie non-recurrent disease-causing microdeletions of the FOXL2 gene or its regulatory domain. PLoS Genet. 2013; 9(3):e1003358.
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Early menopause in long-term survivors of cancer during adolescence. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1992 Mar; 166(3):788-93.