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Women’s health and midwifery
Infertility and poor reproductive outcomes as potential predictors of early and premature menopause: let’s act before it would be too late!
  1. Andrea Etrusco,
  2. Antonio Simone Laganà
  1. Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Paolo Giaccone” Hospital, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
  1. Correspondence to Dr Antonio Simone Laganà, Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Paolo Giaccone” Hospital, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; antoniosimone.lagana{at}unipa.it

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103780

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    Commentary on: Liang C, Chung HF, Dobson AJ, Cade JE, Greenwood DC, Hayashi K, Hardy R, Kuh D, Schouw YTV, Sandin S, Weiderpass E, Mishra GD. Is there a link between infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, and premature or early menopause? Results from pooled analyses of 9 cohort studies. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Jul;229(1):47.e1-47.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.04.009. Epub 2023 Apr 13.

    Implications for practice and research

    • Women with a history of recurrent miscarriages, infertility, or stillbirths should be informed of their increased risk of early or premature or menopause.

    • Future studies should aim to evaluate whether a tailored counselling and management strategies considering this risk can improve patient outcomes and overall quality of care.

    Context

    Menopause is a significant milestone for women, marking the permanent cessation of menstruation after 12 months of amenorrhoea. The onset of menopause is …

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    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.