Therefore, it is still possible to become pregnant in your 40s to early 50s, depending on when you reach menopause.
For the millions of women reaching menopause, the real question is: what happens if you don't have heart disease yet?
But the rise in depression was strongest among women who had not yet reached menopause.
After 1 year of no menstrual periods, a woman is said to have reached menopause.
So if you smoke and your mother didn't, you'll probably reach menopause a year or two earlier than she did.
After 1 year of having no periods, a woman has reached menopause.
Many women begin receiving treatment for bone loss when they reach menopause.
The effect was even stronger in women who had not reached menopause, the investigators found.
A woman has reached menopause when she has not had a period for one year.
Remember, it is still possible to become pregnant until you reach menopause.