title: Left-handed women have earlier age of menopause.
abstract: Association between handedness and age of menopause was assessed. A significant difference in the mean age of menopause was found between left-handed and right-handed women. There was a significant correlation between age at menopause and hand preference in right-handed women. These findings suggest that earlier age of menopause in left-handed women may be due to a more active and effective immune system in left-handers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dane
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pasinlioğu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013223:Statistics as Topic