Doctors are closer to being able to predict the age that a woman will hit the menopause.
A study of 266 Iranian women in a 12 year study found it was possible to pinpoint the age of menopause by measuring levels of a hormone called AMH. This hormone controls the development of follicles in the ovaries from which eggs develop and could potentially help identify women who may have an early menopause.
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