Premenstrual disorder associated with early menopause, study shows

ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jen Ashton looks at a new study, which shows that premenstrual disorder could be associated with early menopause and menopause-related symptoms.
1:54 | 09/25/23

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AMERICA'S FAVORITE DOCTOR. THIS STUDY THAT FOUND A LINK THIS STUDY THAT FOUND A LINK BETWEEN PMS AND EARLY MENOPAUSE BETWEEN PMS AND EARLY MENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS. SYMPTOMS. >> Dr. Jen: JUST PUBLISHED IN >> Dr. Jen: JUST PUBLISHED IN "JAMA." "JAMA." REMEMBER, IT'S BASED ON REMEMBER, IT'S BASED ON OBSERVATION AND OESH REMEMBER, IT'S BASED ON OBSERVATION AND OEASSOCIATION. OBSERVATION AND OEASSOCIATION. THEY FOUND WOMEN THAT HAD PMS OR THEY FOUND WOMEN THAT HAD PMS OR ANY MENSTRUAL MOOD DISORDERS ANY MENSTRUAL MOOD DISORDERS WERE AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR WERE AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR EARLY MENOPAUSE DEFINED AS EARLY MENOPAUSE DEFINED AS MENOPAUSE BEFORE THE AGE OF 45. MENOPAUSE BEFORE THE AGE OF 45. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT -- THERE'S WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT -- THERE'S SO MUCH ABOUT WHEN WE GO THROUGH SO MUCH ABOUT WHEN WE GO THROUGH MENOPAUSE, JUST LIKE WHEN WE GO MENOPAUSE, JUST LIKE WHEN WE GO THROUGH PUBERTY THAT WE CAN'T THROUGH PUBERTY THAT WE CAN'T CONTROL. CONTROL. BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF WOMEN BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO SUFFER INTENSE SYMPTOMS WHEN WHO SUFFER INTENSE SYMPTOMS WHEN THEY GO THROUGH PERIMENOPAUSE THEY GO THROUGH PERIMENOPAUSE AND MENOPAUSE AND BECAUSE OF THE AND MENOPAUSE AND BECAUSE OF THE PHYSICAL CONSEQUENCES THAT COME PHYSICAL CONSEQUENCES THAT COME ALONG WITH THAT OSTEOPOROSIS, ALONG WITH THAT OSTEOPOROSIS, HEART AND BRAIN ISSUES, YOU HEART AND BRAIN ISSUES, YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT PUTS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT PUTS SOMEONE IF THERE IS A RISK SOMEONE IF THERE IS A RISK FACTOR FOR IT, AT INCREASED RISK FACTOR FOR IT, AT INCREASED RISK SO YOU CAN PAY MORE ATTENTION, SO YOU CAN PAY MORE ATTENTION, TARGET SCREENING OR MANAGEMENT TARGET SCREENING OR MANAGEMENT MORE CLOSELY. MORE CLOSELY. THIS MIGHT BE THE FIRST STEP. THIS MIGHT BE THE FIRST STEP. >> Gio: YOU CAN'T PREVENT IT, >> Gio: YOU CAN'T PREVENT IT, BUT YOU CAN MANAGE IT. BUT YOU CAN MANAGE IT. >> Dr. Jen: WHEN WE START TO ASK >> Dr. Jen: WHEN WE START TO ASK WHY, WHAT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WHY, WHAT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, OBVIOUSLY CHANGE IN WITH THAT, OBVIOUSLY CHANGE IN HORMONE LEVELS THAT ARE GOING TO HORMONE LEVELS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN BOTH CATEGORIES OF PMS AND BE IN BOTH CATEGORIES OF PMS AND EARLY MENOPAUSE IS THE OBVIOUS EARLY MENOPAUSE IS THE OBVIOUS CONNECTING THE DOTS. CONNECTING THE DOTS. WHY IT HAPPENS IS THE WHY IT HAPPENS IS THE INTERESTING POINT, GIO. INTERESTING POINT, GIO. RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT AT THAT RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT AT THAT POINT WHERE WE CAN SAY WHY AND POINT WHERE WE CAN SAY WHY AND PUT THE CAUSE AND EFFECT BEHIND PUT THE CAUSE AND EFFECT BEHIND IT. IT. MENOPAUSE IS HAVING A MOMENT, MENOPAUSE IS HAVING A MOMENT, YOU GUYS. YOU GUYS. >> Eva: IT'S BECAUSE EVERY WOMAN >> Eva: IT'S BECAUSE EVERY WOMAN GOES THROUGH IT. GOES THROUGH IT. >> Dr. Jen: RIGHT. >> Dr. Jen: RIGHT. MY HUSBAND SAID DOES EVERY WOMAN

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