Women Who Undergo Menopause Before 40 Face Higher Heart Attack Risk

A new study found that women who went through so-called premature menopause had 40 percent more fatal and nonfatal heart attacks over the course of their lives.An echocardiogram of a female patient. The average age of menopause, which is the end of menstruation and is defined as 12 months without a period, is 51 to 52.