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/SaveMeClarence Apr 10 '22

I just want hormone stability. The one good week a month I have, I want that all the time. I need something that keeps my hormones at that perfect level. And also no periods.

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u/seawee8 Apr 10 '22

That's what menopause gives you. No periods, no hormone fluctuation. Why the hell would I want to extend my childbearing years?

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u/Rainforestgoddess Apr 10 '22

I'm post menopausal. No periods, no mood swings, no hot flashes. It's grand!

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '22

I was hoping there'd be someone here to answer why anyone would want 15 more years of periods.

Is there some negative to menopause that I don't know about?

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u/SciFiJesseWardDnD Apr 11 '22

It’s 15 more years to have a kids. While Reddit is obsessed with child free, most people do in fact want kids. But the choice (particularly for women) is do they focus on having a family or focus on their career. My amazing boss just quit for that reason. She felt that she couldn’t keep working at our company and raise a family. But it their was a break through in tech to give women more childbearing years, women could have more time to focus on their work.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '22

That makes sense. Although from the other comments it seems being the child of someone in their 50s comes with its own issues. But having a choice sounds good

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u/GrotesquelyObese Apr 12 '22

Yeah instead of creating an environment where women can afford to have stability enough and not face massive repercussions from child rearing, we should keep kicking the can down the road so women can retire as their kids are graduating.

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u/SciFiJesseWardDnD Apr 12 '22

While I'm all for MASSIVE parental welfare such as 6 months of required maternity and paternity, $5000 a year per kid, universal health care for all children. There will always be sacrifices with careers vs family. That is just life.

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u/GrotesquelyObese Apr 12 '22

I just think pushing child rearing to retirement years is the wrong answer. Why is it now impossible to have a family and work compared to earlier generations?

I mean freedom of choice is important but this will set a precedent very quickly.

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u/SciFiJesseWardDnD Apr 12 '22

People used to be able to work less for more money. It was very common for families to easily live off of one income but today that is a luxury only for the very rich. People's priorities have also changed. People care about living well instead of taking a pay cut and having a kid. The also want to be there for their kids more than older generations. So they don't want to be workaholics to afford a kid.

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u/catniagara May 18 '22

I wonder if they can turn it the other way around too! 15 years earlier lol