Early menopause linked to higher risk of future cardiovascular disease

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 07:10 in Health & Medicine

Women who experience early menopause appear to have more than twice the risk of having a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular disease event later in life than do women who do not go through early menopause, a new study indicates. The results were presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego...

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