Breast Cancer Gene May Be Tied to Early Menopause
Updated: 2013-01-29 23:49:36
Health News Breast Cancer Gene May Be Tied to Early Menopause Print E-mail TUESDAY , Jan . 29 HealthDay News Women with the BRCA gene , who are already at greater risk for breast and ovarian cancer , may also be at increased risk for early menopause , according to a new study . Researchers at the University of California , San Francisco found a harmful mutation in the BRCA gene may give women fewer childbearing years and may also increase their risk of infertility . And heavy smokers who carry the mutation may go through menopause even earlier than non-smoking women with the . mutation The researchers suggested that women with the BRCA mutation consider having children at a younger age . They noted that doctors should encourage their patients who carry this mutation to get fertility