Barbara said: > I guess study > results would vary among different populations. Several people have also quoted different ages for menarche in different populations. It would be interesting for someone to do a study to see if there is a correlation between the percentage that breastfeed in that population and the age of menarche. Wendy, glad you found the date on that, I knew it was at least ten years ago. Could you check at the Weizman Institute and see if there have been any more recent studies? I, too, am puzzled as to why this isn't in our books and generally publicized as one of the advantages. Lucy Towbin, MSW, LCSW, IBCLC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html