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Premature menopause in a multi-ethnic population study of the menopause transition
Author(s) -
Julia Luborsky,
P Meyer,
M. Sowers,
Ellen B. Gold,
Nanette Santoro
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deg005
Subject(s) - premature ovarian failure , menopause , ethnic group , medicine , demography , premature menopause , cross sectional study , population , gynecology , multivariate analysis , gerontology , obstetrics , environmental health , pathology , sociology , anthropology
Premature menopause, also termed premature ovarian failure (POF), is characterized by cessation of menstruation before the age of 40 years. Little information is available on the general prevalence of POF or on the prevalence by ethnic group. There is also a lack of information on the association of POF with health indicators.

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