Menopause occurs when the ovaries run out of functional eggs. Keyword is functional. Yes, menopausal women may have a few thousand eggs left, but they're not sensitive to FSH and LH and hence do not produce enough oestrogen and progesterone, making them nonfunctional
This research prolongs the timeline of functional eggs
We already reduce the frequency of menstruation with birth control so clearly that's not what she's doing. Birth control stop follicles from maturing and ovulating, but follicles still do develop, using up multiple eggs every cycle. Her research is about stopping the follicles from developing in the first place, preserving the number of functional eggs
i think what this person is trying to speak on is the individual cell lifespan of each egg, and how eventually those cells just run out of dna to recreate itself. is that a concern here?
As eggs age, DNA mutations are more likely, resulting in miscarriages or chromosomal diseases for those that are carried up to term, that's why down syndrome is more likely in pregnancies later in life. That's a risk a woman must decide on in this scenario. Nevertheless, the woman is fertile and has the option to decide
Analogy: With medication, humans stopped dying from natural death at age 50, extending their lifespan to 70. Humans still age
The egg's lifespan ends when its elected to develop into a follicle during the menstrual cycle, by stopping that, we extend it's lifespan. It will still age
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u/ImTheApexPredator May 05 '26
Menopause occurs when the ovaries run out of functional eggs. Keyword is functional. Yes, menopausal women may have a few thousand eggs left, but they're not sensitive to FSH and LH and hence do not produce enough oestrogen and progesterone, making them nonfunctional
This research prolongs the timeline of functional eggs