Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Linked to Early Menopause: CDC

Although the study was able to find a link between early menopause and chronic fatigue syndrome, the researchers weren't able to learn whether one condition causes the other, or if there's another factor that might cause both conditions. Women with chronic fatigue syndrome were more likely (57 percent vs. 26 percent) to use hormones for purposes other than birth control, such as to treat irregular periods, menopausal symptoms or bone loss, than women without the condition. Hysterectomy-related early menopause (at or before age 45) occurred in 62 percent of women with chronic fatigue syndrome, compared with 33 percent of those in the control group. Bleeding as the reason for hysterectomy was much more common among women with CFS. http://consumer.healthday.com/sleep-disorder-information-33/fatigue-health-news-303/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-linked-to-early-menopause-cdc-696170.html