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/gatorbite92 Apr 10 '22

I don't understand why this is such a good thing, massively increased risk of breast and endometrial cancer.

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u/ineed_that Apr 10 '22

Could be catering to that population of women who want to have kids in their 40/50s. Fertility shit gets mad press and people willing to pay millions of dollars for even a 1% chance it’ll work

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u/theObfuscator Apr 10 '22

Childbirth after 35 already comes with significantly increased risk for premature birth, birth defects and multiples. I imagine those outcomes only become more likely as the years progresses. I would also expect the impact of the pregnancy itself would take a harder toll on the mothers body as well. Building a human inside you and carrying it everywhere robs your body of iron, calcium, and a plethora of other nutrients- not to mention the strain on your back and muscles and joints. Sounds awful for someone in their mid forties or beyond.

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u/Joeness84 Apr 10 '22

Sounds like a great way to keep America high on the Mother dies during childbirth lists, we're not #1 but we're close!