Rob Weisskirch asked:
>Does anyone know if there is a connection between onset of menstruation and
>onset of menopause?
When I taught adult development and aging (quite a while ago) I had read
that there is a relationship between age of menarche and menopause. I
believe that earlier menarche is related to a later menopause. But--beware
of the sleeper effect. A search of psych abstracts produced the following:
I did a quick search of the abstracts and found this source: Harlow, B. L.,
& Signorello, L. B. (2000). Factors associated with early menopause.
Maturitas, 35(1), 3-9.
The abstract indicates that age of menarche is a predictor. See also:
Varea, C., et al. (2000). Secular trend and intrapopulational variation in
age at menopause in Spanish women. Journal of Biosocial Science, 32(3),
383-393.
Hope this helps.
Cheryl R.
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Department of Psychology
University of Redlands
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