New Delhi, October 21 (IANS). According to new research, if premature menopause occurs in women, it can have a negative impact on their heart health as well as brain function. This study looks at how premature menopause and a weak heart condition can together affect the brain and thinking ability.
Earlier research had shown that women who have premature menopause have a higher risk of memory loss with age and diseases like Alzheimer’s. Poor condition of the heart has a big impact on the health of the brain. When the heart is unable to pump blood properly, less oxygen and essential nutrients reach the brain. This can weaken the brain cells, cause minor strokes and, in the future, increase the risk of diseases like dementia.
A new study has revealed that if a woman has premature menopause, her heart and brain are adversely affected. Due to this, the size of certain parts of the brain decreases, the number of white spots in the brain increases and the ability to think and understand also decreases.
“Until now, it was not fully understood how menopause, especially premature menopause, affects the brain. So we tried to examine heart and brain health together to get new information on this important topic,” said lead author Talin Splinter of the University of Toronto, Canada.
This research was presented at the 2025 annual meeting of The Menopause Society in Orlando. More than 500 women were included in this. Heart function was assessed using cardiac MRI, which showed how effectively the heart was pumping blood. Brain MRI was used to measure brain structure, providing information about gray matter volume and white matter. Additionally, standard mental tests were also conducted to measure women’s thinking abilities.
Research has shown that premature menopause and poor heart condition together have a combined negative impact on brain function and structure.
Dr. Stephanie Faubion, medical director of the Menopause Society, said: “This finding is very important. Special life events of women, such as the age of menopause, must be included in the research on dementia and memory impairment in women. With this, more effective methods can be adopted in disease prevention and treatment.
This study also makes it clear that to take care of heart and brain health, women should also keep in mind the age of their menopause. If menopause is happening early, then timely heart checkup and mental health care becomes necessary, so that mental problems can be avoided in old age.
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