Women Who Enter Menopause Early May Age Faster Than Women In Whom Menopause Arrives Later.

Women who enter menopause early may age faster than women in whom menopause arrives later,” a study published July 25 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests. Researchers arrived at that conclusion after analyzing “DNA samples of more than 3,100 women in a 15-year study of post-menopausal women, known as the Women’s Health Initiative.” reports that “menopause speeds up cellular aging by six percent,” the study revealed. So, “if two women are 50 years old but one woman went through menopause at age 42 and the other went through menopause at age 50, the woman who went through menopause at 42 would actually be a year older, biologically, than the other woman,” researchers found. Another finding from the new study was that the women who underwent hormone replacement therapy for menopause tended to be biologically younger than other women, according to an analysis of cheek-cell samples. "The big question is, 'Which menopausal hormone therapy offers the strongest anti-aging effect while limiting health risks?'" Horvath said in a statement. http://www.livescience.com/55536-menopause-aging.html