Women who do this before the age of 40 will shorten their lifespan

Many studies have pointed out that women's menopause is related to multiple factors. A survey of 243 sisters from 118 families in the Netherlands showed that predicting a woman's menopause age mainly depends on the situation of other women in her family, and this time point is 85% determined by genes. A survey of 3,000 people in Italy showed that women born in spring often enter menopause a year earlier than women born in autumn. Researchers cannot yet agree on an explanation. A Norwegian survey of 2,123 women showed that smokers were 59 percent more likely to experience menopause before the age of 45 than non-smokers. Cigarettes contain nicotine and other harmful ingredients, the toxicity of which can directly act on the ovaries and cause women to enter menopause early.

Women who reach menopause before 40 have a significantly reduced life expectancy

Long-term smoking can also affect ovarian function. Drinking alcohol is also very harmful. Excessive drinking in women can endanger the function of the reproductive system and cause endocrine disorders. Long-term drinking can also hinder the development and maturation of eggs, easily leading to an increase in infertility and deformed babies. A survey of 31,000 women in Italy showed that low body mass index, early menarche, no children and low education level are all related to early menopause.

Studies have shown that if a woman goes through menopause before the age of 40, her life expectancy will be greatly reduced. The earlier the age of menopause, the worse the ovarian function, while the later the age of menopause, the more endocrine balance and good ovarian function. Some women experience menopausal syndrome around the age of 35, which the academic community calls latent menopause. There could be several reasons:

Early menarche. The earlier the age of menarche, the earlier the menopause occurs. This is because there are about 400,000 primordial follicles in the ovaries of women during the fetal period. After menarche, a group of follicles develop and ovulate regularly in each menstrual cycle. If menarche occurs early, it means that ovulation occurs early, which leads to early menopause.

Lifestyle habits. The survey results show that women who eat fish and shrimp 2 to 3 times a week have a later menopause age; women who drink milk all year round, and the more milk they drink and the longer they drink, the later they will have menopause; women who never exercise have an early menopause age; in addition, the more and longer the exposure to passive smoking, the earlier they will have menopause.

The accelerated pace of life, extreme mental stress, lack of vitamins and trace elements, reduced physical activity, coupled with obesity, chronic diseases and other factors, reduce the sensitivity of primordial follicles to pituitary hormones, increase the number of atretic follicles, and decrease the number of mature follicles. These factors can lead to an earlier age of menopause.

In order to maintain their slim figure, many women diet excessively and try desperately to lose weight, completely ignoring the serious lack of nutrition in their bodies. Little do people know that long-term malnutrition will accelerate the aging of various organs in women's bodies, eventually leading to early menopause.

Fertility status. That is, the older the age of first pregnancy, the earlier the menopause; the fewer pregnancies, the earlier the menopause. This is because the older the age of first pregnancy, the fewer pregnancies, which leads to more ovulations in a woman's lifetime and earlier menopause. In addition, the longer the breastfeeding period, the later the menopause. This is because women's ovulation will be suppressed during lactation. The longer the lactation period, the less ovulation frequency, and the later the menopause. Conversely, the shorter the lactation period, the earlier the menopause. In addition, the longer you take oral contraceptives, the later the menopause will be. This is because oral contraceptives, as exogenous female hormones, can inhibit ovulation and lead to late menopause.

Women should receive menopausal health care in advance to delay the age of menopause and improve the quality of life of menopausal women. Although genetic genes control the number of primordial follicles, environmental factors determine the number of mature follicles. Therefore, the age of menopause can be delayed by improving environmental factors, such as increasing exercise, improving nutrition, improving the quality of marriage, maintaining psychological balance, quitting smoking, improving career status, strengthening physical fitness, and losing weight. Health care for women in menopause should never start after the onset of menopausal syndrome, but should start around the age of 30.