• taiyang@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    NPR was mentioning Naomi Watts got menopause at 36, just as she was hoping to start a family. So, I guess it can be BLOOD for only 25ish years instead.

    Mostly wanna mention that though, apparently a ton of people don’t know that can happen (myself included)

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      5 months ago

      Apparently menopause can strike a lot sooner in women who have twins (dizygotic). Guess you lose eggs twice as fast. Very sad if that happens before you have a chance to realize/build a family.

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        5 months ago

        How does that work, when we are born with more than a million eggs? It’s not like you run out and that causes menopause.

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          5 months ago

          Actually, kinda yes. Men continuously produce sperm but women have a finite supply of eggs. When it runs out, overies stop producing estrogen. Some older women will use HRT to fight some of the effects of menopause, though.