Can women who are pregnant live faster than other women or will they age sooner? Does pregnancy really make you age faster? Find out what the experts have to say about the latest research.
New research has revealed that pregnancy makes women age faster.
Interestingly, a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that women who became pregnant showed more signs of biological aging than women who had never experienced pregnancy. This is because scientists have also found that when a woman experiences multiple pregnancies, her biological aging process accelerates.
“We’re still continuing to research the long-term effects of pregnancy on the body,” said lead author of the new study, Associate Research Scientist Kellyanne Ryan of the Columbia University Aging Center at the Mailman School of Public Health. Not all of those effects are bad, but it seems to increase the risk of certain diseases and deaths.’
The study analyzed blood samples from 1,735 volunteers aged 20 to 22 in the Philippines in 2005.
Additionally, the researchers examined the reproductive and sexual background of the study participants, along with their pregnancy history, to consider socioeconomic and pollution-related variables that affect the aging process in both men and women. can affect
The results of this study were compared with data collected from a small group of female participants from 2009 to 2014.
Blood samples from this group were analyzed to examine various biological markers associated with aging, including changes in DNA known as epigenetic modifications.
Experts say that as cells mature (as cells age), they accumulate molecules that indicate which genes have been activated or deactivated. These changes are known as ‘epigenetic clocks’.
The ‘epigenetic clocks’ in women’s bodies can also reflect the effects of factors such as stress and other physical and psychological experiences on cells.
Results of the study:
According to the results of this study, women who experienced pregnancy showed faster biological signs of aging than women of the same age who did not become pregnant.
Compared to women who have never been pregnant, aging increases by about 3 percent each year, resulting in an increase in biological age of more than four months to a year.
The study also further examined the effects of multiple pregnancies on aging.
Women who experience more pregnancies up to five months age faster than women who experience fewer pregnancies or who experience pregnancy loss before reaching 5 months, more The aging rate of pregnant women is about 2% per pregnancy.
To dig deeper into the effects of pregnancy, the researchers analyzed a small subgroup of women over a nine-year period.
The analysis found mixed results, with women who had experienced more pregnancies showing more changes in just two ‘epigenetic clocks’ than women with fewer pregnancies.
To ensure that other factors influencing aging, such as air pollution, smoking and socioeconomic status, the researchers applied the same six ‘epigenetic clocks’ to the male participants.
Interestingly, they found no correlation between the number of children the men fathered and their rate of biological aging.
What else do the experts say?
While doctors have shown the possibility of accelerated aging in pregnant women, experts also conclude that the concept of age reversal is far-fetched.
Dr Chetana Jain, Director of Gynaecology, Cloudnine Group of Hospitals, says it is important to consider what we mean by aging at a biological level.
Aging involves a gradual decline in cellular function and physiological processes over time, leading to increased susceptibility to disease and an overall decline in health.
Factors such as genetics, lifestyle and environmental influences play an important role in determining the rate at which an individual ages.
Research on the effects of pregnancy on aging has yielded some interesting findings.
A remarkable study published in the journal ‘Scientific Reports’ in 2019 has shown that pregnancy can accelerate the aging process.
Can Pregnancy Prevent Early Aging?
It is important to note that pregnancy is a natural and important process for human reproduction, although it may have short-term effects on the mother, but not necessarily irreversible aging or significant long-term adverse effects on overall health. Caused.
Experts say current science does not support the possibility of reversing aging at the basic biological level, although research is ongoing into interventions that can slow aspects of aging such as lifestyle changes, better Like diet and some pharmaceuticals, these strategies aim to promote healthy aging rather than alter aging.
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