Natural menopause timing and menopause symptoms among lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual women in the Nurses' Health Study II.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to examine sexual orientation differences in natural menopause timing and symptoms between lesbian and bisexual women compared with heterosexual women.

Methods

We used longitudinal questionnaire data (1989-2015) from 92,314 women (858 lesbian, 375 bisexual) in the Nurses' Health Study II cohort. Women were 24-44 yr old at baseline and biennially reported their menopause status, including reasons for cessation of menstrual periods. In 2009 and 2013, women reported on their experience of hot flashes and night sweats. Covariates included age, age at menarche, body mass index, smoking, and parity. Sexual orientation was reported in 1995 and 2009.

Results

Age-adjusted Cox models and logistic regression models suggest that there were no statistica

SUBMITTER: VanKim NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11681838 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature