| Descriptor English: | Menopause, Premature | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Menopausia Prematura
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Menopausa Precoce | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Ménopause précoce | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Premature Menopause |
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| Tree number(s): |
C12.050.351.500.056.630.250 C12.100.250.056.630.250 G08.686.157.500.500 G08.686.841.249.500.500 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008594 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The premature cessation of menses (MENSTRUATION) when the last menstrual period occurs in a woman under the age of 40. It is due to the depletion of OVARIAN FOLLICLES. Premature MENOPAUSE can be caused by diseases; OVARIECTOMY; RADIATION; chemicals; and chromosomal abnormalities. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid DE drug effects EH ethnology GE genetics IM immunology ME metabolism PH physiology PX psychology RE radiation effects UR urine |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under MENOPAUSE 1975-90 |
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| History Note: | 91(75); was see under MENOPAUSE 1975-90 |
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| Related: |
Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 22244 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D008594 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1974/11/11 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/06/17 |
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Menopause, Premature
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0013381 |
| Scope note | The premature cessation of menses (MENSTRUATION) when the last menstrual period occurs in a woman under the age of 40. It is due to the depletion of OVARIAN FOLLICLES. Premature MENOPAUSE can be caused by diseases; OVARIECTOMY; RADIATION; chemicals; and chromosomal abnormalities. |
| Preferred term | Menopause, Premature |
| Entry term(s) |
Premature Menopause |
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