New medical procedure could delay menopause by 20 years

Young women today can expect to spend 30 to 40 years in the menopausal stage. Photograph: Susan Chiang/Getty ImagesA medical procedure that allows women to delay the menopause for up to 20 years has been launched by IVF specialists in Britain.Doctors claim the operation could benefit thousands of women who experience serious health problems, such as heart conditions and bone-weakening osteoporosis, that are brought on by the menopause.But the specialists believe the same procedure could also imp