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- Title
Menopause, a curse or an opportunity? An evolutionary biological view.
- Authors
Polo‐Kantola, Päivi; Rantala, Markus J.; Polo-Kantola, Päivi
- Abstract
The article presents an editorial on the purpose of menopause. It is stated that humans are the only primates that are known to experience menopause and an extended post reproductive life span. It is noted that apart from human, extended post-reproductive life span occurs among four species of toothed whales. It is noted that postmenopausal women are valuable members of modern society due to their knowledge and skills through life experience.
- Subjects
MENOPAUSE; EXTENDED families; TOOTHED whales; PREMENSTRUAL syndrome; WHITE whale
- Publication
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2019, Vol 98, Issue 6, p687
- ISSN
0001-6349
- Publication type
editorial
- DOI
10.1111/aogs.13628