Your Father smoked -

Rague
Rague Member Posts: 3,653 Member
in Breast Cancer #1
while your Mom was carrying you so you go through early menopause. I heard a story on TV that said that a study had been done that showed that women whose Father had smoked while their Mom was carrying them would go through an early menopause. Any thoughts?

I went through natural menopause at 44. Mom had gone through an early meonpause so I figured that it was just family related - however she was aneortic and I wasn't. My Daddy was a smoker.

So any thought - does it possibly apply to you?

Susan

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  • Double Whammy
    Double Whammy Member Posts: 2,832 Member
    #2
    No
    My generation's parents all smoked. Both of my parents smoked. So did I until 20 years ago. I had my last period when I was 57. Thought it would never end.

    Suzanne
  • CypressCynthia
    CypressCynthia Member Posts: 4,014 Member
    #3
    I don't know. Haven't seen
    I don't know. Haven't seen the study, but I'll take a look at it. Interesting.

    However, I attribute my early menopause (40's) more to chemo/surgery/tamoxifen. My older sister, the only sister who has not had cancer, just finished menopause and she is 60. My younger sister who also had chemo/surgery/tamoxifen also went through menopause early.
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #4
    My mom smoked...thru the entire pregnancy...
    ...with my sister as well...dad didn't.

    I had a total hyster at 49 with my rectal cancer, so I can't speak...but my sis is still going thru 'the change' at 59....

    Thanks for the interesting idea!

    Hugs, Kathi
  • sbmly53
    sbmly53 Member Posts: 1,522
    #5
    Hmmm...
    My parents smoked like chimneys. I had wicked asthma (and told it must have been psychosomatic since it all but vanished when I moved out at 18). I went thru natural menopause, I think a little early at 50, but had 1 period each year til 52. My mother had natural menopause at 42.

    Sue
  • chenheart
    chenheart Member Posts: 5,159 Member
    #6
    Also NO~ I was dx'd at 53
    Also NO~ I was dx'd at 53 and was still having the periods from hell~ I was considering surgical intervention when ( aren't I lucky??) I was dx with cancer and chemo put an abrupt end to my periods. Both of my parents smoked, as did their parents...and I never did! As they say, go figure! LOL
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    #7
    chenheart said:

    Also NO~ I was dx'd at 53
    Also NO~ I was dx'd at 53 and was still having the periods from hell~ I was considering surgical intervention when ( aren't I lucky??) I was dx with cancer and chemo put an abrupt end to my periods. Both of my parents smoked, as did their parents...and I never did! As they say, go figure! LOL

    I've never heard of this.
    I've never heard of this. My Father is the only one that smoked. None of my grandparents did.

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