Scientists claim to to have effectively reversed the menopause by 'rejuvenating' women's ovaries.

The Greek team say the technique enabled women to release eggs and re-start their periods.

One woman began menstruating even after a five-year hiatus, New Scientist reports.  

'[The treatment] offers a window of hope that menopausal women will be able to get pregnant using their own genetic material,' Konstantinos Sfakianoudis, a gynaecologist at the Greek fertility clinic Genesis Athens, told the magazine.

The new technique involves platelet-rich plasma (PRP) - a concentrated mix of substances in the blood that help cells grow - and may stimulate tissue regeneration.

Dr Sfakianoudis and his team found  PRP also seems to rejuvenate older ovaries.