Every single girl can remember the day that they finally “became a women”. No matter how prepared you were, and how many girl magazines you read, the moment you went into the toilet to find your vagina had basically exploded was scary as hell.
However, the sooner you get used to your period the better, especially when you realise you can use it to get out of a variety of sporting activities. But it turns out our periods actually have another use. Apparently they can help to indicate our life expectancy…
A study conducted with 16,000 women has revealed some surprising results. The study revealed that both the age you start your period, and the age you hit menopause, can you give an insight to life expectancy and your general health.
The study was conducted by the University of California in San Diego, and it has found that people who started their periods later after the age of 12 were likely reach to reach 90 years old!
The study also offered an insight into people’s lifespan based on the age they hit menopause. People whose menopause hits later in life, after age 50, are also more likely to reach age 90.
Researchers admit that they aren’t sure exactly why the age you first get and stop your period affects your life span, but the experiment did show a definite correlation.
The lead of the study, Aladdin Shadyab said:
“Our team found that women who started menstruation at a later age were less likely to have certain health issues, like coronary heart disease, and those who experienced menopause later in life were more likely to be in excellent health overall, which may be a possible explanation for our findings.
Factors, such as smoking, can damage the cardiovascular system and ovaries, which can result in earlier menopause.
Women with later menopause and a longer reproductive lifespan may have decreased risk of cardiovascular diseases.”
Oddly, late starters and late stoppers are apparently less likely to smoke or to have diabetes.
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Abril 23, 2022
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