title: [Duration of lactation and the age of the menopause].
abstract: The influence of lactation on the age of menopause has been estimated in the representative group of 120 women hospitalised because of climacteric complaints. The diagnosis of menopause has been based on the history of a patient and gynaecological examination and Kupperman index or on the estradiol and gonadothropin levels. Observation of menopausal patients reveals correlation between neuroendocrine complaints and symptoms in the climacteric syndrome and pregnancy dependent hypothalamus failure. According to the results of this analysis, shortened period of lactation correlates with earlier onset of menopause and duration of the lactation has a greater effect on menopause than course of labour.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Endokrynologii i Płodności Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Klimek
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wójcik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kołacz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation / Q000502:physiology*; D008593:Menopause / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy