Extending ovarian age by postponing menopause could lower women's mortality risk longer. Women already outlive men by four to six years, but lose estrogen's protective effects after menopause, leading to chronic disease and reduced quality of life. Maintaining estrogen production longer could preserve health and improve longevity.
If we can extend ovarian age, that will push off menopause, right? That means our risk of all causes of mortality will stay lower for longer. Women already live, I believe, between four and six years longer than men on average. But we are also plagued with more chronic disease and less quality of life in the later years because we lose, you know, these protective hormones. Estrogen is so protective.
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