Shorter menstrual cycles may affect timing of menopause

Cycle length 'a window into future midlife health' according to US findings
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The length of a woman’s menstrual cycle may provide clues about the severity of symptoms to be experienced during menopause and when it will start, research suggests.

In the study of more than 600 women, researchers found that women with short menstrual cycles (less than 25 days) during their reproductive years were likely to experience more menopause symptoms.