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Descriptor
English
:
Menopause, Premature
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Menopausia Prematura
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Menopausa Precoce
Synonyms
English
:
Premature Menopause
Tree Number:
C13.351.500.056.630.250
G08.686.157.500.500
G08.686.841.249.500.500
Definition
English
:
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.
See Related
English
:
Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
History Note
English
:
91(75); was see under MENOPAUSE 1975-90
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
DE
drug effects
EH
ethnology
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
PH
physiology
PX
psychology
RE
radiation effects
UR
urine
Record Number:
22244
Unique Identifier:
D008594
Occurrence in VHL
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