Study Links Early Menopause to Heart Attack, Stroke

Women who experience early menopause are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than those for whom occurs at a later age, reports a new study by Melissa Wellons, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Vanderbilt Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism. Dr. Wellons conducted the research while working at the University of Alabama-Birmingham; it appears in the current issue of Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society.

According to Dr. Wellons, this study is especially important because cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in U.S. women. For more information, click here to read the full release.