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Early Menopause Not Related to Early-Onset.(of ovarian cancer)

Women's Health Weekly

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2001 JUL 26- (NewsRx Network) -- A new study finds that going through an early menopause is not associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer.

It has been postulated that high concentrations of certain hormones, namely follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) occurring when the ovaries begin to shut down may increase the risk of developing early-onset (before age 48) ovarian cancer.

In the July 2001 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Joellen M. Schildkraut, PhD, of the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, and colleagues reviewed data from six population-based, case-control studies of women ...

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