Does weight affect how early one goes into menopause?

I am heavy set and 39 years old. Suddenly the cycles are not regular anymore and I have had some symptoms of menopause. Hot flashes, sudden lactose intolerance, Nausea, anxiety. Anyone know if this might be menopause?

welcome ver_jen to your new age of life! just some chemical in balance to your body when i quit smoking my body went thru major changes and stress my daughter if you remember...it was to much and my body just changed and the hot flashes were the worst for me and all of your other changes are the norm for me being epileptic those are natural for me other than the hot flashes and losing weight ! good luck to you and your whole family !

I don't think weight has anything to do about when you go into menopause. You are certainly in the age range to enter what is called perimenopause, the years before you actually hit menopause. Medical definition of menopause is not having any periods for 12 months in a row. I have read where heavier women have it a bit easier with menopause as the body can convert some of the body fat into estrogens instead of having to take hormone replacements. I had what's called surgical menopause when I had a hysterectomy and due to ovarian cysts, the ovaries were removed as well. I used the hormone patches at first but they made my breasts so tender I quit using them and have not had a hot flash one and haven't taken any kind of hormones since 2003. Other than a few stray chin hairs, nothing has changed.

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