Background:The menopause, which signifies the end of female fertility and has a significant impact on women's health, is a physiologically significant time for women.Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has become much more common in recent decades, both in terms of incidence and prevalence.The relationship between T2DM and menopausal age was the subject of few studies; however, the results were not conclusive.Objectives: This study aims to study the transition to menopause and its relationship to the risk of diabetes, as well as its influence by other affecting factors such as age at menopause and others.Methodology: A systematic search was accomplished through medical databases such as PubMed, MedLine, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and others in order to gather the most recent and relevant articles investigating the issue so as to build up a body of evidence-based recommendations and guidelines required by women's healthcare providers to counsel women of concern.The PRISMA flowchart illustrating the search strategy was plotted.Results: The relationship between T2DM and menopause was the subject of few studies, and in many instances, the results were conflicting. Conclusion:The age at menarche (AM), the age at menopause, the type of menopause-natural or medically induced-and other variables are impacting the association between the menopause and the onset of T2DM.To precisely define the impact of these and any other possible confounders, further study is still necessary.
Abdelhafez et al. (Fri,) studied this question.