Is there no link between early menopause and intense exercise?
| Sep 6, 2018, 17:38 IST
A new study reveals that there is no link as such between early menopause and intense physical activity. Dr Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson, Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Massachusetts, USA, who directed the research, said, “Our study provides considerable information in helping us understand the relationship between activity and timing of menopause; this is because of its size, its focus on early menopause specifically, and because of its prospective design, which limited the likelihood of bias and allowed us to look at physical activity at different time periods.”
“Several previous studies have found suggestions that more physical activity is associated with older age at menopause, but even in those studies the size of the effect was very small. Our results, in conjunction with other studies, provide substantial evidence that physical activity is not importantly associated with early menopause,” she added. The researchers are still trying to look at other factors that might influence the onset of early menopause but haven't been able to single down on any as of yet. Stay tuned for more updates.
“Several previous studies have found suggestions that more physical activity is associated with older age at menopause, but even in those studies the size of the effect was very small. Our results, in conjunction with other studies, provide substantial evidence that physical activity is not importantly associated with early menopause,” she added. The researchers are still trying to look at other factors that might influence the onset of early menopause but haven't been able to single down on any as of yet. Stay tuned for more updates.