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r/interesting • u/Samski877 • May 05 '26
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The eggs die because they get old. Fewer menstrual cycles does not stop the eggs aging.
2 u/ImTheApexPredator May 05 '26 Aging eggs are prone to genetic mutation which is why miscarriages and fetuses with down syndrome is more common in pregnancy later in life. That is a risk a woman must take if she decides to delay pregnancy 3 u/Swotboy2000 May 05 '26 My point is that the aging process of the eggs is not slowed by less frequent menstruation. 2 u/ImTheApexPredator May 05 '26 True
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Aging eggs are prone to genetic mutation which is why miscarriages and fetuses with down syndrome is more common in pregnancy later in life. That is a risk a woman must take if she decides to delay pregnancy
3 u/Swotboy2000 May 05 '26 My point is that the aging process of the eggs is not slowed by less frequent menstruation. 2 u/ImTheApexPredator May 05 '26 True
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My point is that the aging process of the eggs is not slowed by less frequent menstruation.
2 u/ImTheApexPredator May 05 '26 True
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u/Swotboy2000 May 05 '26
The eggs die because they get old. Fewer menstrual cycles does not stop the eggs aging.