Other recipients may have entered premature menopause, some as early as their late 20's.
How do you know if you've entered menopause?
The earlier a woman enters menopause, when estrogen production falls dramatically, the lower her risk.
Did the findings really apply, they asked, to younger women, in their 50s, who had just entered menopause?
But a lot of doctors will tell a woman who is about to enter menopause that you have to go on estrogen immediately.
Somewhere between the ages of 40 and 58 most women enter menopause.
HT may be started in women who have recently entered menopause.
Learn whether your night sweats mean you're entering menopause - or something else.
If the surgery removes both ovaries, you will enter menopause.
The good news is that headaches may diminish or go away once you fully enter menopause.