[Voice of Hope April 26, 2024](Editor: Guo Qiang) Menopause in women is linked to late-life dementia! “CNN” reported a study that found that if women enter menopause before the age of 40 without removing their ovaries and uterus, their risk of developing dementia increases by 35%.
According to “CNN”, the study surveyed more than 153,000 women at the British Biobank and found that women who entered menopause before the age of 45 were more likely to be diagnosed with early-stage dementia at the age of 65. 1.3 times; the risk of entering menopause before the age of 40 is also as high as 35%. But autoimmune diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, chemotherapy, removal of ovaries and uterus, and smoking are all related to early menopause.
The researchers emphasized that women generally experience menopause around the age of 52. Functional menopause caused by surgery has a smaller risk of dementia than early-onset biological menopause, because biological menopause occurs earlier and indicates that other tissues are aging more. quick. In addition, long-term lack of estrogen will increase oxidative reactions, aging the brain and causing cognitive impairment; if you have a smoking habit, or are long-term exposed to environmental hormones, pesticides, dyes and air pollution, the impact will be more obvious. The study will be published at a research meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA).
Researchers say that if women experience premature menopause, exercising more in daily life, not smoking, not drinking, and maintaining a healthy weight can help prevent dementia.
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