A New Blood Test Helps Predict the Onset of Menopause

The new test, based on a hormone, is more accurate than previous methods of predicting when periods will stop.

By Leslie Nemo
Jan 24, 2020 8:20 PMJan 24, 2020 10:49 PM
Menopause Prediction
A new test offers a more accurate prediction of when menopause will begin. (Credit: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock)

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Periods are painful, messy and downright annoying. But hopefully, a new test might be a better way to estimate when you’re done menstruating for the rest of your life.

Blood tests for an ovarian hormone could help predict when an individual will enter menopause, and it's particularly effective for people in their late 40s and beyond. The new test is laid out in a new paper in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

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