| Title: | Marital status and age at natural menopause: considering pheromonal influence |
| Author(s): | Sievert LL; Waddle D; Canali K; |
| Address: | "Department of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 01003-4805, USA. leidy@anthro.umass.edu" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1042-0533 (Print) 1042-0533 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Married women generally report a later mean age at menopause. The results reported here, from a study carried out in Greene County, New York, are no exception. Married and widowed women report a later mean age at natural menopause compared to single and divorced women (P < 0.05). To better understand the relationship between marital status and age at menopause, possible mechanistic and confounding variables are examined, in particular parity, sexual activity, smoking habits, level of education, and income. Parity and income 10 years prior to interview are significant factors, along with marital status, that explain part of the variation in age at natural menopause. An alternative explanation is the pheromonal influence of a male in the household. This would explain the consistency of results across populations. This pilot study supports further biochemical investigation" |
| Keywords: | "Age Factors Analysis of Variance Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic Divorce/statistics & numerical data Educational Status Female Humans Income/statistics & numerical data Male Marital Status/*statistics & numerical data Marriage/*psychology/*statistics &;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineSievert, L L Waddle, D Canali, K eng 2001/06/16 Am J Hum Biol. 2001 Jul-Aug; 13(4):479-85. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.1079" |
