Later menarche may signal childhood factors linked to adult health risks

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New research presented at the ENDO 2026 conference links later onset of menarche in childhood to increased risks of various adult health conditions such as tobacco use disorder and issues affecting the digestive, cardiovascular, bladder, joint, and brain health.

Problems in adulthood such as tobacco use disorder and some conditions related to the digestive system, heart, bladder, joints and brain are all shown to be affected by some influences that occurred in childhood, according to research presented Saturday at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago.