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Motherhood Causes 11 Years of Telomere Shortening

26-Feb-2018

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DNA collected from nearly 2,000 reproductive-age women.

Those who had given birth had telomeres that were 4.2 percent shorter.

Equivalent to around 11 years of accelerated cellular ageing.

Shortening varied depending on how many children the women had.

The studies were published in the Plos ONE journal and Human Reproduction.

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Anna Pollack

Associate Professor at George Mason University.

Human Reproduction

Scientific journal covering all aspects of human reproduction.

PLOS ONE

This journal covers primary research from any discipline within science and medicine

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Telomeres