Compared to women who had never been pregnant or who had been pregnant for less than six months, women who had one full-term pregnancy had an 8% lower risk of early menopause. Those who had two pregnancies had a 16% lower risk, and those who had three pregnancies had a 22% lower risk.

Does number of pregnancies affect age of menopause?

“You would assume that a woman only has so many cycles in her life and if she menstruates later, she'll reach menopause later, but that doesn't seem to be true,” Cedars says. Pregnancy and breastfeeding. These have no impact on menopause age.

How can menopause be delayed?

Diets high in calories, fruits, and protein. Including lots of fruit and protein in your diet is associated with a later onset of natural menopause; so is consuming more calories in general. In fact, researchers have found that having a higher body mass index (BMI) predicts a later menopause.