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Follow on Google News | Early Surgical Menopause Linked to Declines in Memory and Thinking SkillsSAN DIEGO – Women who undergo surgical menopause at an earlier age may have an increased risk of decline in memory and thinking skills.
The study included 1,837 women between the ages of 53 and 100 participating in the Rush Memory and Aging Project at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Of those, 33 percent had undergone surgical menopause. The women were given several types of tests that measured thinking skills and memory. Researchers also recorded age at the start of menstruation, years of menstrual cycles and use and length of hormone replacement therapies. The study found that among women who underwent surgical menopause, earlier age of the procedure was associated with a faster decline in long-term memory related to concepts and ideas, in memory that relates to time and places and in overall thinking abilities. The results stayed the same after considering factors such as age, education and smoking. This same association was not seen in women who underwent natural menopause. There was also a significant association between age at surgical menopause and the plaques linked to Alzheimer’s disease. “Our study warrants further research as the interest in this subject will continue to grow right along with our aging population,” The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health. Learn more about cognition at http://patients.aan.com. The American Academy of Neurology, an association of more than 25,000 neurologists and neuroscience professionals, is dedicated to promoting the highest quality patient-centered neurologic care. A neurologist is a doctor with specialized training in diagnosing, treating and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system such as Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, migraine, multiple sclerosis, brain injury, Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy. For more information about the American Academy of Neurology, visit http://www.aan.com (http://www.aan.com/ End
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