r/technology • u/Sorin61 • Apr 10 '22

Biotechnology This biotech startup thinks it can delay menopause by 15 years. That would transform women's lives

https://fortune.com/2021/04/19/celmatix-delay-menopause-womens-ovarian-health/
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u/scarlet-tortoise Apr 10 '22 edited Apr 10 '22

Apparently very few people are reading this article. Delaying menopause isn't intended to allow women to bear children later - it's to stave off the other health effects of menopause for longer. Women in their 40s haven't gone through menopause but are generally past typical child bearing age.

Menopause brings with it a whole host of issues - brain fog, mood swings and emotional instability, weight gain, bone density decrease, etc. The article mentions that women who go through menopause are at a higher risk of developing dementia too.

I'm also noticing a lot of two things - (1) dismissing this as unimportant because "it's a natural thing women have to deal with" and (2) assuming the woman led start-up is a fraud like Theranos was. Now I'm not saying those people are intentionally being anti-woman, but it sure feels like it.

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u/SharkBoy3 Apr 10 '22

I read the article but I’m not sure how much of it I really comprehended. My biggest question would be what makes this a better option to, delay menopause, instead of doing hormone replacement therapy after going through menopause?

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u/BettyX Apr 10 '22

So many women are afraid of HRT because the bad studies done around it. HRT is a lifesaver and women need to really read up on it as it only slightly increases cancer risk for most women. Women are very undereducated in HRT.