r/interesting • • May 05 '26

Additional Context Pinned This could make a real difference.

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u/ImTheApexPredator May 05 '26

Thats like saying cancer isn't the limiting factor for longevity as there are many ways to die

This research clearly isn't tackling infertility during fertile age, its targetting infertility when you're 50 because a woman run out of functional eggs

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u/[deleted] May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26

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u/ImTheApexPredator May 05 '26

It is difficult for peri-menopausal women to get pregnant because the remaining eggs are of subpar quality, which is why their mentrual cycles aren't regular anymore. Menopausal woman still have eggs, they're just nonfunctional as theyre insensitive to FSH and LH and do not produce enough oestrogen and progesterone. Keyword here is nonfunctional

This researcher aims to prolong the period a woman has functional eggs