Working night shifts can increase risk of early menopause

An early menopause could also come from the stress of working late at night, as stress hormones are believed to disrupt sex hormones like oestrogen. This could also increase the chance that a woman stops ovulating, according to the study published in the journal Human Reproduction.

Previous evidence suggests working in 'high-strain' jobs and those with 'difficult schedules' is linked to earlier menopause. For the study, the team studied more than 80,000 nurses who worked at least in the night shifts in a month for over 22 years in addition to day and evening shifts.

source: doctor.ndtv.com

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