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Left-handed women have earlier age of menopause
1Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology
|August 13, 1999
Abstract:
Association between handedness and age of menopause was assessed. A significant difference in the mean age of menopause was found between left-handed and right-handed women. There was a significant correlation between age at menopause and hand preference in right-handed women. These findings suggest that earlier age of menopause in left-handed women may be due to a more active and effective immune system in left-handers.