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A study involving nearly 80,000 women found a link between a long and irregular menstrual cycle and a risk of premature mortality, mainly from cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. "Menstruation is an essential sign of the overall health of patients"


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Women whose period is irregular are at risk of dying earlier

A study involving nearly 80,000 women found a link between a long and irregular menstrual cycle and a risk of premature mortality, mainly from cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer.

"Menstruation is an essential sign of the overall health of patients"

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Researchers call on doctors to pay more attention to the regularity of women's menstrual cycle, and say that irregular menstruation should be treated as an essential indicator of a patient's overall health.

This is after a new study revealed a link between irregular cycles and a high risk of premature mortality.



The research team, from Harvard University and Michigan State University in the U.S. and Huajiang University in China, found that among women who reported that most of their lives their menstrual cycles were irregular, early mortality rates were higher than women in those age groups whose cycles were irregular. Their formulas also include other factors that may affect mortality rates, such as age, weight, lifestyle, contraception and family medical history.

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The study involved 79,505 women without a history of cardiovascular disease, cancer or diabetes.

The women were asked about the regularity and duration of their menstrual cycles at three different time points: ages 14-17, 18-22 and 29-46.

In addition, the researchers monitored the health status of the women for a long period of 24 years.

Physicians should treat the menstrual cycle as an essential health marker.

Illustration of the female reproductive system (illustration: ShutterStock)

"This study is a significant step towards closing the data gap that exists when it comes to women's health. It raises quite a few interesting research questions and future areas of research," said Dr. Jacqueline Maybin, a senior researcher and consulting gynecologist at the University of Edinburgh's Fertility and Women's Health. "These will encourage further study of menstrual-related symptoms and pathologies as indicators of long-term health consequences and may even serve as an opportunity for early intervention and implementation of preventive medicine strategies that will improve the health of women of all ages," Dr. Meibin herself was not involved in the study.



Irregular and particularly long cycles have been found in the study to be associated with a higher risk of chronic diseases including ovarian cancer, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and mental health problems.

Specifically, the researchers found that women who reported long periods lasting 40 days or more (referring to the entire menstrual cycle, not just menstruation), aged 18-22 and 29-46, had a higher risk of dying prematurely (before age 70), relative to women In those age groups who reported regular cycles lasting 26-31 days.



The strongest association between menstrual characteristics and early mortality was in the context of cardiovascular mortality.

Women who reported particularly irregular and long cycles were at the highest risk.

Woman suffering from abdominal pain (Illustration: shutterstock)

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However, Dr. Maybine says that women whose cycles are long or irregular should not necessarily be alarmed by the conclusions of this study. She says it is important to remember that irregular menstruation is usually a symptom and not a diagnosis. "There may be a medical reason that causes menstruation and also increases The risk of premature mortality.

It is not the irregular bleeding itself that creates the risk.

We already know today that women with polycystic ovaries (one of the common causes of irregular menstruation) have a higher risk of developing diabetes, high blood pressure and uterine cancer. "



Another important fact to note is that this study was only observational, so it can establish only a circumstantial relationship Irregular and prolonged and between early death. Other factors may also have influenced the results. Dr. Maybin drew attention to the fact that all study participants work as nurses.

Working shifts, especially night shifts, has been found in a variety of studies to be a significant factor affecting health in the long run.

In addition, the study does not appear to weigh in on its socioeconomic status data, which is also found to affect health and life expectancy.

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