Grandmothers Rule: Menopausal Mammals

Itchy and Bitchy

Karen Nickell

Sexuality, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Ever wondered which other animals experience menopause? Karen discusses scientific findings about the five other species of mammal we have observed entering menopause.

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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.
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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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