Hsin-Fang Chung

A range of reproductive factors, including age when periods first start and an early menopause, are all linked to a heightened risk of COPD finds research published online in the journal @ThoraxBMJ. Read the study here: bit.ly/3OCxIef

Our study found that early menopause before the age of 45, particularly premature menopause before the age of 40, is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes in women, and the risk is higher for some ethnic groups. doi.org/10.2337/dc23-1… @WandCre @mishra_gita @UQMedicine @uqsph

#UQ research has found ethnicity plays a significant role in determining a woman’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes after early menopause. Read more about the findings: brnw.ch/21wCVqo @UQMedicine  @HF_Chung  @mishra_gita 📸Adobe

There are less Queenslanders who report very good health compared to the national average across 4 age groups in the @ALSWH_Official this maybe due to increase prevalence in chronic conditions

Karen Tuesley from @UQHealth discusses the IMPROVE project in antihypertensive medicines in #ovariancancer development in #women >50 years old #QLDWomensHealth forum @whrtn_ahra

It’s been a super interesting morning at the #QLDWomensHealth forum. Fascinating talk by Dr Belinda Barnett on community advocacy for women against obstetric violence. @whrtn_ahra @UQ_News

@HF_Chung results from her systematic review suggests the association between age at #Menopause and #lungcancer may be non-linear #QLDWomensHealth @UQHealth @mishra_gita @ALSWH_Official @whrtn_ahra

Day 2 of #WomensHealthWeek and we’re talking perimenopause. What is it, how will it affect your health? Our Director, @mishra_gita wrote this explainer for @ConversationEDU with Dr @HF_Chung theconversation.com/what-is-perime…

Recurrent pregnancy loss linked to increased stroke risk later in life doi.org/10.1136/bmj-20…

Infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and risk of stroke: pooled analysis of individual patient data of 618 851 women bmj.com/content/377/bm… @mishra_gita @HF_Chung @WandCre

Our systematic review and meta-analysis found that miscarriage and stillbirth are associated with increased risk of stroke among women. The findings were published in Stroke doi.org/10.1161/STROKE… @WandCre @mishra_gita @UQMedicine

Thank you to all of the presenters for sharing their amazing work, and to Prof Hopper and @mishra_gita for your time chairing this symposia!

Meta-analysis for individual participant data with a continuous exposure: a case study jclinepi.com/article/S0895-…

Encouraging young women to quit smoking has taken on added importance after #UQResearch showed associations between smoking, early menopause and lung cancer. tinyurl.com/yh47gg5y @UQMedicine @mishra_gita @HF_Chung

Our systematic review and meta-analysis found that early menopause before age 45 is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer primarily among smokers. uq.edu.au/news/article/2…

@HF_Chung's invited systematic review on age at #menopause and risk of #lungcancer has been published in Maturitas. @DerejeGedle @mishra_gita Read the article here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1dU4P1M44%7E…

InterLACE new findings: early menstruation is linked to vasomotor symptoms, and obesity may play an important role.

Result from InterLACE reveal a strong link between early menarche and vasomotor symptoms in midlife

Intimate partner violence and risk of having early menopause <45 years mediated substantially through smoking #2017AEA

Current smokers are twice the risk of getting menopause before age 40 years- results from InterLACE #2017AEA