Premature Menopause Raises Long-Term Heart Risk by 40 Percent

“Women who enter natural menopause before age 40 face about a 40 percent higher lifetime risk of developing coronary heart disease than women who experience menopause later, according to a large Northwestern Medicine study. The post Premature Menopause Raises Long-Term Heart Risk by 40 Percent appeared first on News Center .

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