What is premature menopause?

Early menopause, also known as premature ovarian failure, is when the ovaries do not produce enough estrogen despite high levels of circulating reproductive hormones in women less than 40 years of age resulting in cessation of menstruation for more than one year.

How do members experience premature menopause?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with premature menopause*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for premature menopause*

Who has premature menopause on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 7
30s 6
40s 56
50s 81
60s 24
70+ 4

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 172

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What is premature menopause?

Early menopause, also known as premature ovarian failure, is when the ovaries do not produce enough estrogen despite high levels of circulating reproductive hormones in women less than 40 years of age resulting in cessation of menstruation for more than one year.



Common symptoms reported by people with premature menopause

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for premature menopause

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Compare treatments taken by people with premature menopause

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have premature menopause through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with premature menopause? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has premature menopause on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 46 say premature menopause is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 7
30s 6
40s 56
50s 81
60s 24
70+ 4

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 172

These charts show data from premature menopause patients who have completed their condition history
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