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Complication risk for older mums (BBC news online, 16 September 2009)

16 Sept 2009

A UK study has shown that women who start menstruation early are at an increased risk of complications during labour if they delay having children. Scientists think longer exposure to oestrogen and progesterone may be to blame as these hormones affect the way the uterus contracts.

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