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Doctors could one day use a blood test to predict decades in advance when women will go into menopause, scientists say.

The original article can be found at: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/1076899/blood-test-could-predict-menopause

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This story contained detailed and well interpreted information about study results presented at a recent medical conferece. The research is still in very early stages as is made clear in this story - something that hasn't been done in the many other similar stories on this topic. The story gained ticks from Media Dr for nearly all rating items - including evidence, reliability and sources of information. This was a well balanced and informative story.

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