Research Suggests Association Between Irregular Menstrual Cycle And Mortality Risk

reports a “study found that women who had irregular periods or extra-long menstrual cycles had as much as a one-third higher risk of death during the two-decade study compared to women who usually had a normal menstrual cycle.” In the study of almost 94,000 women “women who had longer-than-average menstrual cycles (more than 32 days) were around 25% more likely to die from any cause during the study than women with a usual cycle length of 26 to 31 days.” The results only show an association, which “may have something to do with other risk factors that boost the odds of dying early.” The findings were scheduled to be presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine meeting. https://consumer.healthday.com/pregnancy-information-29/menstruation-news-473/irregular-periods-shorter-life-span-751275.html