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Can some people not experience menopause?

Verified by Dr. Sarah Oreck, MD, MS, Psychiatrist

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Every menstruator will experience menopause (the absence of periods for one or more years), although not everyone will experience the same symptoms. It is experienced at the end of reproductive years, typically seen in menstruators over the age of 40.

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JENNA LONGORIA (SHE/HER)

FND-P

CASSANDRA WILDER (SHE/HER)

ND

HEATHER IROBUNDA (SHE/HER)

MD

JESSICA SHEPHERD (SHE/HER)

MD

SARU BALA (SHE/HER)

ND

LEA LIS (SHE/HER)

MD

STACI TANOUYE (SHE/HER)

MD

NANCY YEN SHIPLEY (SHE/HER)

MD

ALYSSA DWECK (SHE/HER)

MD

ISRAA NASSIR (SHE/HER)

MA

DR SHAWN TASSONE (HE/HIM)

MD

DR PARI GHODSI (SHE/HER)

MD

DR SARAH ORECK (SHE/HER)

MD, MS

JENNA LONGORIA (SHE/HER)

FND-P

CASSANDRA WILDER (SHE/HER)

ND

HEATHER IROBUNDA (SHE/HER)

MD

JESSICA SHEPHERD (SHE/HER)

MD

SARU BALA (SHE/HER)

ND

LEA LIS (SHE/HER)

MD

STACI TANOUYE (SHE/HER)

MD

NANCY YEN SHIPLEY (SHE/HER)

MD

ALYSSA DWECK (SHE/HER)

MD

ISRAA NASSIR (SHE/HER)

MA

DR SHAWN TASSONE (HE/HIM)

MD

DR PARI GHODSI (SHE/HER)

MD

DR SARAH ORECK (SHE/HER)

MD, MS

JENNA LONGORIA (SHE/HER)

FND-P

CASSANDRA WILDER (SHE/HER)

ND

HEATHER IROBUNDA (SHE/HER)

MD

JESSICA SHEPHERD (SHE/HER)

MD

SARU BALA (SHE/HER)

ND

LEA LIS (SHE/HER)

MD

STACI TANOUYE (SHE/HER)

MD

NANCY YEN SHIPLEY (SHE/HER)

MD

ALYSSA DWECK (SHE/HER)

MD

ISRAA NASSIR (SHE/HER)

MA

DR SHAWN TASSONE (HE/HIM)

MD

DR PARI GHODSI (SHE/HER)

MD

DR SARAH ORECK (SHE/HER)

MD, MS