Too short or too long reproductive span increases risk of diabetes in postmenopausal women

Using data from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), a new study has found that women with reproductive-period durations of less than 30 years had a 37% increased risk of type 2 diabetes compared with women whose reproductive durations were somewhere in the middle (36 to 40 years). Researchers were surprised to learn that women with longer reproductive-period durations (45 years or more) were at a 23% higher risk than women with medium-length periods. These results are published online in Menopa...