Women are about three times more prone to chronic fatigue syndrome than men. Usually, the condition enters a woman’s life permanently after her 40s. American experts from the US Center for Disease Prevention and Control suspect that chronic fatigue is related to the earlier onset of menopause. Their findings are based on research published in the online edition of the journal Menopause last week. It included the data of 84 women suffering from chronic fatigue and another 73 who were in good physical health. The research team found that women experiencing chronic fatigue actually suffer from a number of pathological processes. These women are 12 times more likely to experience non-menstrual pelvic pain. 74% of them suffer from heavy menstrual bleeding, 49% from longer periods or 38% from amenorrhea. Chronic fatigue in women can also be due to hormone therapy, which is taken to prevent unwanted pregnancy, regulate the menstrual cycle or to alleviate the symptoms of menopause and bone loss – 57%. NEWS_MORE_BOX Much more often than chronic fatigue – 66% complain of those who have a history of gynecological intervention in their health record, including hysterectomy. Researchers have not found an explanation at this stage for the link between chronic fatigue and early menopause. But the study is another one confirming the existence of such a correlation. Another study recently found that certain gynecological diseases, such as endometriosis and menstrual problems, also signal a woman’s premature ovarian failure. That is why experts advise doctors to pay more attention to the condition of female patients after gynecological interventions and pelvic inflammatory disease, given the high probability that they will develop chronic fatigue syndrome. Signs of this syndrome are joint and muscle pain, sleep and memory problems, exhaustion.