Grandmothers Rule: Menopausal Mammals
Itchy and Bitchy Podcast
KS Miller-Hnilica
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 7 October 2023
⏱️ 15 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | The content of this podcast is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended as, |
| 0:06.3 | nor should it be considered a substitute for professional medical advice. |
| 0:20.4 | Hello, this is Karen Nichol, Family Nurse Practitioner, and you are listening to itchy and bitchy. |
| 0:26.4 | A podcast that provides answers to your many unanswered. |
| 0:30.0 | Health questions. I have spoken to many of you listeners out there about the comprehensive online course |
| 0:36.1 | I've created to help address the symptoms that so many women experience in their 30s, 40s, and early 50s. |
| 0:44.8 | Honestly, I have had so much fun getting to know some of you wonderful people. It's been a blast. |
| 0:49.9 | I would love to have the opportunity to talk to more of you about the course to see if it's the right fit for you. |
| 0:56.9 | There is a link on our website itchyandbitchy.com in our Facebook page I&B podcast, |
| 1:03.4 | where you can schedule an appointment for a Zoom call with me. I know I've said this repeatedly, |
| 1:08.9 | but again, this is a Zoom call with me. It is not a webinar. When you make an appointment, |
| 1:15.7 | I will be sitting at my desk waiting for you to join the one-on-one Zoom call. |
| 1:21.3 | You know, humans are evolutionary oddballs. Unlike the vast majority of mammals on the planet, |
| 1:29.1 | humans with ovaries can live decades after no longer being able to give birth, meaning they go into |
| 1:36.5 | menopause. Most other mammals stay fertile until the very end of their lives, which are also usually |
| 1:43.4 | much shorter than ours. No other non-human primates go through menopause. Surprising, isn't it? |
| 1:51.7 | Our closest primate relatives can get pregnant essentially up until the very end. |
| 1:58.1 | Women usually go through menopause between ages 45 and 55, the average is age 51, |
| 2:04.7 | and may live for decades longer than that. Research completed by James Herndon in 2012 revealed |
| 2:12.4 | that chimpanzees reproduce for most of their lifespan and don't stop reproducing until the last |
| 2:18.4 | couple years of their lives. The importance of grandmothers for species survival might be the key |
| 2:26.0 | to menopause. Research about why women go into menopause led to the development of what's called |
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