Menopause symptoms can last up to 12 years, study reveals

Major US study also finds significant differences in duration of symptoms across ethnic groups The menopause can last as long as 12 years, and is likely to affect women from certain groups for longer than others, a major new study has concluded. Women suffer from hot flushes and other symptoms, such as night sweats, for an average of around seven years, according to the US research. But, for some, the symptoms lasted up to 11.8 years, far longer than originally thought. Researchers discovered th...