Menopause is cessation of menses. Mean age of menopause is 51.5 years and did not change for the last 100 years. Maternal age of menopause affects a woman’s age of menopause. Late maternal menopause, use of oral contraceptives and history of birth delay age of menopause. Surgery on the ovaries, endometriosis and chemotherapy are some of the causes for an early menopause.
