ReviewWomen's health (London, England)2009
Early life circumstances and their impact on menarche and menopause.
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72 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 182 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Meta-Analysis of Direct and Indirect Effects of Father Absence on Menarcheal Timing.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
- Variations in reproductive events across life: a pooled analysis of data from 505 147 women across 10 countries.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2019Pooled it
- Socioeconomic position, lifestyle factors and age at natural menopause: a systematic review and meta-analyses of studies across six continents.International journal of epidemiology · 2014Pooled it
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- Age at menarche association with metabolic, reproductive, and sociodemographic factors: a population-based cross-sectional analysis using an outcome-wide framework in Geneva, Switzerland.European journal of public health · 2026Article
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- Understanding age at menarche: Environmental and demographic influences over a quarter century in India.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- The Impact of Childhood Abuse and Neglect on the Development of Features of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Pilot Study.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- The association between reproductive history and abdominal adipose tissue among postmenopausal women: results from the Women's Health Initiative.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- The Role of Psychosocial Stress on Cardiovascular Disease in Women: JACC State-of-the-Art Review.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2024Review
- Strong evidence supports the use of estradiol therapy for the treatment of vaginal inflammation: a two-way Mendelian randomization study.European journal of medical research · 2024Article
- Exploring the triggers of premature and early menopause in India: a comprehensive analysis based on National Family Health Survey, 2019-2021.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The contributions of fertility during adolescence to disability across the life-course: hypothesized causal pathways, research gaps, and future directions.Annals of human biology · 2024Review
- Secular trends in premature and early menopause in low-income and middle-income countries.BMJ global health · 2023Article
- Risk factors for natural menopause before the age of 45: evidence from two British population-based birth cohort studies.BMC women's health · 2022Article
12 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Ages at menarche and menopause have been shown to be associated with adverse health outcomes in later life. For example, earlier menarche and later menopause have been independently linked to higher risk of breast cancer. Earlier menarche may also be associated with an increased risk of endometrial cancer, menstrual problems and adult obesity. Given the associations of ages at menarche and menopause with future health outcomes, it is important to establish what factors across life, and generations, may influence these. This article examines the associations of early life factors, namely birthweight, bodyweight and growth during childhood, childhood socioeconomic circumstances and psychosocial factors with ages at menarche and menopause. It examines possible explanations of the associations found, including life history theory, and discusses areas for future research.
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