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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new study shows that women who have menstrual periods in old age or who have early menopause have an increased risk of dementia.
"It's important to study the specific risk factors for women, as they could eventually lead to possible intervention points," said Dr. Paula Gillesans, research scientist at Kaiser Permente.
Women who started the first menstrual cycle at age 16 or older were 23% more likely to die of dementia than women who started menstruating at 13 or younger and menopausal women before age 47. The probability of developing dementia was 19% higher than that of 47-year-old women.
Women under 34 were 20% more likely to have dementia and those who had hysterectomies were 8% more likely to die of dementia than those who did not have dementia.
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