Early or Late Menarche May Signal Future Health Problems

Start your period before age 10 — or after 15? How it can impact your lifelong health, from obesity to heart issues

A new study out of Brazil links early or late menstruation onset to health struggles later in life. How the timing of your first period can influence your risk of obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes.

Faster life history strategy manifests itself by lower age at menarche, higher sexual desire, and earlier reproduction in people with worse health

Factors which indicate lower life expectancy also induce switching to a faster life strategy, that is, a higher investment in current reproduction at the expense of future reproduction and body maintenance. We tested a hypothesis according to which impairment of individual health serves as a signal for switching to a faster life strategy using online-gathered data from 32,911 subjects. Worse health was associated with lower age at menarche and e…

Early or late menarche may signal future health problems

The age at which a woman has her first period can offer valuable clues about her long-term risk for conditions like obesity, diabetes, heart disease and reproductive health issues, according to a study being presented Sunday at ENDO 2025, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in San Francisco, Calif.

Age at woman's first period can offer clues about long-term health risks

The age at which a woman has her first period can offer valuable clues about her long-term risk for conditions like obesity, diabetes, heart disease and reproductive health issues, according to a study being presented Sunday at ENDO 2025, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in San Francisco, Calif.

Cardiovascular, Reproductive Health Linked to Timing of Menarche

(MedPage Today) — SAN FRANCISCO — Age of menarche may provide several insights on long-term cardiometabolic and reproductive health, a Brazilian cohort study indicated. Among 7,623 women, early age of menarche ( The post Cardiovascular, Reproductive Health Linked to Timing of Menarche first appeared on News Health.

Age at woman’s first period can offer clues about long-term health risks - Scientific Inquirer

The age at which a woman has her first period can offer valuable clues about her long-term risk for conditions like obesity, diabetes, heart disease and reproductive health issues, according to a study being presented Sunday at ENDO 2025, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in San Francisco, Calif.The Brazilian study found that both early and late menarche—the age when women first get their period—are linked to different health risks. Women w…