A woman’s reproductive health may be linked to her longevity
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Women who give birth at an older age live slightly longer than those who do so earlier. Those who are able to become pregnant and give birth at a later point in their lives probably have good overall health, which also supports an older life expectancy.
To better understand the link between overall health and reproductive health specifically, as well as how this changes with age, Niels van den Berg at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands and his …