WOMEN who smoke may hit menopause about a year earlier than those who don't light up, according to a study. Earlier menopause may influence the risk of getting bone and heart diseases, it said.
The study, which was carried in the journal Menopause, pooled data from several previous studies that included about 6,000 women in the United States, Poland, Turkey and Iran.
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