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Late Motherhood May Suggest Longer Lifespan
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Yea!!! I had 2...so I will live forever!! BWAAAAAAAAAAAA...
Posted 2 years ago by cricketsmama #
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My mom had me when she was 42 and my sister at 44...and this was in the early-mid 60's when that was practically unheard of. (My dad was 50 when I was born and 52 when my sister was born.) Mom will be 88 next month and still going strong...she reminds me of Sophia Petrillo on Golden Girls!
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"Well I can agree with this study, I had mine when I was young and I feel over the hill now. My sister who started her family much later in life is healthier than when she was in her 20s."
Reread the article - there's correlation between having kids later, no causation implied. "The same genes that promote female fertility may also prolong life".
Basically:
In the population, there's a group X that try to have kids when they're young.
There's also a group Y that try to have kids when they're older.
Of Y, there's a subgroup Z that are actually capable of having kids.
Those same people in group Z are more likely to live longer.Unless you are unsuccessfully trying to have kids later on, the study probably says nothing relevant about your life expectancy.
Posted 2 years ago by GhostOfColemanYoung #
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Interesting, Mum had her last child at 45, is now well into her 80's and fit as a fiddle mostly. She is one of 6 children herself, all who are still alive and kicking, the youngest being in their 70's. Maybe they have the good genes.
Posted 2 years ago by Moonshadow_NZ #
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