While PD symptoms started in earnest when I was 46 and dx wasnt till some years later, this study is still relevant to me as I had amenorrhea from 16 - 36 years, not solid but many years only ovulating about 2-3 times. Currently have two conditions that are auto-immune, these and PD are familial. One is vitiligo which is not linked to PD in the west, but there is an old study that links it to PD in India. Interestingly vitiligo, which is absolutely painless and only cosmetically difficult to live with, is caused by apoptosis of the melanin producing cells in the skin........ Paula, I absolutely agree with the need for the inclusion of endocrinology etc. Statistically I should not fit into this at all, wrong age etc, but we are real people and our bodies do all sorts of things.... we dont always fit the mould...
Lindy
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Originally Posted by paula_w
It took me 20 years [embarrassingly] to look up the causes and symptoms of early menopause, now called POF - premature ovarian failure. As you'll see here - the number one non-surgical cause is autoimmune disorder and hypothyroidism is related. My health went to hell in a handbasket in the 80s. Rick, I never disagreed, but now I better understand the need for endocrinologists in the PD mix of health professionals. All of my doctors have heard my story...but I should have been more involved with my own health. Of course, back then, I was having babies and rasiing them. Never suspected Parkinson's disease until motor symtoms began.
Lindy, while menopause might be bad for pd at any age, I had early menopause in my mid 30's and that is what the study is saying, that the longer you have your own hormones, reduces the risk of getting pd.
http://www.earlymenopause.com/causes.htm
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