Your HEALTH

Got a medical problem or need health advice? Ask GP Dr Philippa Kaye

Q I like to think that I’m healthy – I try to eat well and exercise when I can. Is there anything that will stop or delay women going into the menopause, which I can take or add to my diet? A The menopause occurs when there are no more follicles in the ovaries, which can produce eggs. You are born with all the follicles you will ever have, so the timing of the menopause is set before you are born (unless you have a surgical or medically induced menopause). But that doesn’t mean there aren’t things you can do. The first point is that if you smoke you should stop – smokers tend to go through the menopause two years earlier than those who don’t, and stopping smoking has…

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Woman & Home (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2022

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