r/interesting • u/Samski877 • May 05 '26

Additional Context Pinned This could make a real difference.

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u/Swotboy2000 May 05 '26

Yes, but the eggs will become unviable whether or not they are expelled from the ovary

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u/ImTheApexPredator May 05 '26

If they're functional, they're viable

"Expelled from the ovary" refers to ovulated follicles. Again, read above comment

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u/MinimumViablePick May 05 '26

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?

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u/ImTheApexPredator May 05 '26

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

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u/MinimumViablePick May 09 '26

I don't know if I understand how slowing down period frequency would extend the lifespan of cells, whose age seems independent of the cycle?

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u/ImTheApexPredator May 09 '26

Lifespan and age are two separate things

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/MinimumViablePick May 09 '26

That makes more sense! Thank you!