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Hi, menopause can start as early as 30, but usually happens around 40-45. It can take several years to go all the way through menopause. I have included a link to an article that will hopefully help a bit..... http://factoidz.com/perimenopause-menopause-postmenopause/ It would be a good idea to go see a Doctor if possible. They wil be able to answer your questions and help you with anny difficulties you are having

hello jaher You have heard right. I am running 58 now, i started having irregular menses, heavy bleeding when i was just 40, followed by premenopause syndromes, may be it was too early. I had hot flashes, headache, irritation, getting angry easily Thanks for this discussion Happy posting, cheers. Namastey. Kalyani

Apparently, it's different for everyone, but generally around your 50s-60s. It would probably best to see the doctor just to make sure it wasn't anything else. :)

in a nutshell, menopause is like the opposite of puberty. It is when a woman's body goes from being able to have children to not being able to have children. Your menstural cycle will become irregular as the hormones in your body change. If you are menopausal, you do need to see a doctor. The age at which it starts depends mostly on your family history. In my family, it starts late comparatively. For some it can occur as early 40.

I don't know a lot about it either. I mean, I know it has something to do with a woman's finishing her supply of eggs ... as PMS comes of her monthly egg-transfer, so menopause is when the transferring ends ... but that sounds like a whole lot of bathroom-stuff I don't want to know too much about. I hope that explains the mood-swings-etc. enough though!

Menopausal symptoms vary among women at each stage of the menopausal transition and also vary for each woman over time as she goes through these stages. In the United States, most women experience menopause between the ages of 40 and 58, with a median age of 52. Factors associated with earlier menopause include lower body weight, shorter menstrual cycles, and smoking. Higher body weight is associated with later onset on menopause.