Practitioner 2010;254 (1727): 21-26
Women's health: Premature menopause linked to CVD and osteoporosis
22 Mar 2010
Premature menopause can mean the end of fertility. The condition affects 1% of women under the age of 40, 1 in 1,000 under the age of 30 and 1 in 10,000 under the age of 20. In the UK, each year, 110,000 women will experience premature menopause between the ages of 12 and 40.3
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