Menarche, menopause, oral contraceptives influence type 2 diabetes risk

Early age at menarche, early age at menopause and the use of oral contraceptives can increase the risk for developing type 2 diabetes by as much as 33%, according to study data presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting. “A longer exposure to endogenous sex hormones that occurs late in life, as well as breastfeeding, were associated with a lower risk for

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