Genes Help Set Menopause Timing: Study
Findings might one day lead to fertility predictions, experts say
And what about the potential for predicting when a woman will enter menopause? Scientist Karla Hutt of the department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, said, "it would be hugely desirable to have a test that could accurately predict fertile lifespan and age at menopause.
"This would empower women by enabling them to plan for the future and make decisions about when to start a family without the risk of leaving it too late," said Hutt.