AGE AT WHICH THE MENSES CEASE.
The age at which the menstrual function ceases is somewhat various. The average has been regarded in this country as being at about forty-four or forty-five years of age. It is, at least, so with the community at large. In seventy-seven cases quoted by Dr. Maunsel, of Dublin, the period was as follows:
| 1 | at the age of | 35 | years. |
| 4 | „ | 40 | „ |
| 1 | „ | 42 | „ |
| 1 | „ | 43 | „ |
| 3 | „ | 44 | „ |
| 4 | „ | 45 | „ |
| 3 | „ | 47 | „ |
| 10 | „ | 48 | „ |
| 7 | „ | 49 | „ |
| 26 | „ | 50 | „ |
| 2 | „ | 51 | „ |
| 7 | „ | 52 | „ |
| 2 | „ | 53 | „ |
| 2 | „ | 54 | „ |
| 1 | „ | 57 | „ |
| 2 | „ | 60 | „ |
| 1 | „ | 70 | „ |
Dr. Guy gives a table showing the ages at which 443 persons ceased menstruating, 337 having been collected and communicated to him by Dr. James Reed, and 106 by himself. The table is as follows:
| 1 | at the age of | 34 | years. |
| 3 | „ | 35 | „ |
| 3 | „ | 36 | „ |
| 4 | „ | 37 | „ |
| 7 | „ | 38 | „ |
| 11 | „ | 39 | „ |
| 29 | „ | 40 | „ |
| 13 | „ | 41 | „ |
| 18 | „ | 42 | „ |
| 4 | „ | 43 | „ |
| 14 | „ | 44 | „ |
| 35 | „ | 45 | „ |
| 21 | „ | 46 | „ |
| 30 | „ | 47 | „ |
| 49 | „ | 48 | „ |
| 30 | „ | 49 | „ |
| 47 | „ | 50 | „ |
| 10 | „ | 51 | „ |
| 17 | „ | 52 | „ |
| 11 | „ | 53 | „ |
| 13 | „ | 54 | „ |
| 7 | „ | 55 | „ |
| 7 | „ | 56 | „ |
| 3 | „ | 57 | „ |
| 7 | „ | 58 | „ |
| 0 | „ | 59 | „ |
| 14 | „ | 60 | „ |
| 4 | „ | 61 | „ |
| 5 | „ | 62 | „ |
| 6 | „ | 63 | „ |
| 7 | „ | 64 | „ |
| 2 | „ | 65 | „ |
| 3 | „ | 66 | „ |
| 2 | „ | 67 | „ |
| 1 | „ | 68 | „ |
| 5 | „ | 69 | „ |
M. Brierre de Boismont, a French author, remarks: “It has been said, in a general way, that the cessation of the menstrua takes place about the forty-fifth year in this country—a little sooner or a little later. The fact is true; but we believe that a better appreciation would be made by presenting a table indicating the different periods of the critical age.” This author collected 181 cases of women, indicating the age at which they had ceased to menstruate, and here are the results:
| At 21 | 2 |
| 24 | 1 |
| 26 | 0 |
| 27 | 1 |
| 28 | 1 |
| 29 | 1 |
| 30 | 3 |
| 32 | 2 |
| 34 | 4 |
| 35 | 6 |
| 36 | 7 |
| 37 | 4 |
| 38 | 7 |
| 39 | 1 |
| 40 | 18 |
| 41 | 10 |
| 42 | 7 |
| 43 | 4 |
| 44 | 13 |
| 45 | 13 |
| 46 | 9 |
| 47 | 13 |
| 48 | 8 |
| 49 | 7 |
| 50 | 12 |
| 51 | 4 |
| 52 | 8 |
| 53 | 2 |
| 54 | 5 |
| 55 | 2 |
| 56 | 2 |
| 57 | 2 |
| 60 | 1 |
The time at which menstruation ceases in Great Britain, must be doubtless very nearly or quite the same as in this country. In the above table it will be perceived that twenty-six females had menstruation until fifty, and only three to forty-four, and four to forty-five years of age. According to this, the average is considerably above forty-five years in Great Britain; and it is probably about the same thing with us in the United States.