Age and diagnostic assessment of natural menopause in low-weight women
Low BMI is associated with earlier menopause. The substantial proportion of low-weight women classified as menopausal who had non-diagnostic FSH levels highlights the complexity of determining menopausal status and the potential for misclassification in this population.
Authors
- Nikita Desai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9658-7402)
- Sara L. Stockman
- Soukaina Eljamri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2272-8177)
- Caroline Ayinon
- Pouneh K. Fazeli
- Lauren B. Siegel
- Baraa Nawash
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Climacteric
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13697137.2026.2631509
- Primary Topic
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00