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Premature Menopause Tied to Higher Lifetime CHD Risk

Lifetime risk estimates evaluated by menopause timing.

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    Premature menopause occurs before age

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    Increased CHD risk by 40% for women experiencing it.

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    260 CHD events in Black women, 748 in White women in the study.

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    Risk similar across racial groups despite varying health histories.

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    Black women with premature menopause more likely to have diabetes.

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    Source was a large US cohort study involving 163,600 person-years of follow-up.

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    Reliance on self-reported data is a study limitation.

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Premature Menopause Tied to Higher Lifetime CHD Risk

  • by Kathryn Wighton

  • March 18, 2026

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