Is it true that time of menopause is heriditary?

Answer 1

Causes
Menopause begins naturally when your ovaries start making less estrogen and progesterone. During your reproductive years, these hormones regulate your monthly cycles of ovulation and menstruation. In your late 30s, the amount of progesterone your body produces diminishes, and the remaining eggs from your ovaries are less likely to be fertilized. Eventually your menstrual periods stop, and you can no longer become pregnant. Because this process takes place over years, menopause is commonly divided into the following two stages:

Perimenopause. This is the time you begin experiencing menopausal signs and symptoms, even though you're still ovulating. Your hormone levels rise and fall unevenly, and you may have hot flashes and variations in your periods. For instance, your flow may be irregular or heavier or lighter than usual. This is a normal process leading up to menopause and may last four to five years or longer.
Postmenopause. Once 12 months have passed since your last period, you've reached menopause. Your ovaries produce much less estrogen and progesterone, and they don't release eggs. The years that follow are called postmenopause.
Introduction
Although your mother or grandmother may have used "the change" to refer to menopause, it isn't a single event. Instead, it's a transition that can start in your 30s or 40s and last into your 50s or even 60s. You may begin to experience signs and symptoms of menopause well before your periods stop permanently. Once you haven't had a period for 12 consecutive months, you've reached menopause.

Menopause is a natural biological process, not a medical illness. Although it's associated with hormonal, physical and psychosocial changes in your life, menopause isn't the end of your youth or of your sexuality. Several generations ago, few women lived beyond menopause. Today, you may spend as much as half of your life after menopause.

Here is a website more on menopause by the Mayoclinic with more answers.

Answer 2

Time of menopause is not hereditary. The menopause starts about between the 42nd and 45th year of life and lasts in general eight to ten years. The exact time of menopause differs from woman to woman. Typical complaints often only last for a few years. However, the consequences of many years of oestrogen deficiency (e.g. bone loss) may take effect in old age. The typical complaints can be relieved by hormone treatment.

Answer 3

Absolutely, positively, without doubt: true. It's one of the first questions that a doctor asks ("When did you mother start menopause,") because you're likely to follow that pattern. Some things can effect it though, such as smoking brings on an earlier menopause, and women who are heavily overweight also start earlier. I hope that clarifies things a bit for you.

Answer 4

Not necessarily. My mother started her menopause after 50. I started mine at 43. Neither of us smoked. It may well play a part but can't be relied on as each woman is different. If you start your periods early you are likely to have a later menopause. But i started mine at 11 years 8months.

Answer 5

Hi i dont know, but as with periods usually daughters get there around the same age as there mum got there period, so i think it is the same for the menopause. But it also goes on if you start your periods early your menopause will come early aswell.

Answer 6

I don't think its hereditary as such.. but I think you use the time your mother went through it as a key to when it may start happening to you. Its not as easy as saying that my mum started hers when she was 50 so therefore I will start mine then....

My mum didn't go through menopause till she was in her mid 50's so I am thinking I still have another 15 years before I start to go through mine.

Answer 7

Not always but if your mother had an early menopause it is likely you may have one also.

Answer 8

seems to make sense, I guess! Yes, it could well be the case

Answer 9

nope