Question 203 of 433
Can menopause be delayed?
The short answer
Researchers are trying. Nothing is proven.
A small pilot study at Columbia University is testing whether low weekly doses of rapamycin can slow the aging of the ovaries. Early reports are encouraging, but full results had not appeared in a peer-reviewed journal as of this writing, and a larger trial is planned. It is a serious idea, because the ovary ages faster than any other organ and its decline affects the whole body. For now it belongs with the experiments.
“This book is for education. It is not medical advice, and reading it does not make you my patient or create a doctor-patient relationship.” From the book’s medical disclaimer. Full disclaimer
EXPERIMENTAL — Ovarian-aging approaches: no established treatment to delay menopause safely.Evidence grade (draft mapping)Grade pendingPart 14, Q203 · Part sources
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