Includes perimenopause and menopause. Stimulates the uterine lining to grow a thick layer of tissue every month. Also called myomas or leiomyomas. Premature menopause occurs before age 40. Surgical menopause results when the ovaries are removed.
Induced menopause is caused when the ovaries are damaged, say, from radiation therapy.
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