It's different for everyone. Some, like my mother, never notice any symptoms at all, just one day they realize it's been a long time since they had a period, and others, like myself, start experiencing symptoms in the 30s and it continues until menopause finally happens. The average age of menopause for women in the U.S. is 52. Judy >---------- >From: Marta Martin[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 1997 7:27 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list THYROID >Subject: Re: symptoms > >Judy, > >You make a good point about some of the symptoms we (women on the list) >are assuming are thyroid/Hashimoto related possibly being part of >menopause. Now, here is a stupid question.....how long (approximately) >does it take to complete menopause? > >Marta Martin >