Reproductive factors and dementia risk: Certain events related to shorter estrogen exposure may be associated with increased dementia risk - Science Daily

Pregnancy, long reproductive span, and older age at menopause are associated with a lower risk of dementia in women, according to a new study. Inversely, hysterectomy, younger age of first birth, and younger or older than average age at first period were asso…

Pregnancy, long reproductive span, and older age at menopause are associated with a lower risk of dementia in women, according to a study publishing April 5 in the open access journal PLOS Medicine. … [+2352 chars]

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