According to a new study, infertility increases a woman’s chance of untimely death compared to women who have had children. Having fertility problems also raised the chance of getting breast cancer and diabetes.
Having children protects women from untimely death, research shows that giving birth has a rejuvenating effect on a woman’s body, being infertile may be a sign of underlying health problems, which may worsen overall health.
Women were classed as infertile, if they had reported being unable to conceive for one year. Female infertility patients had a higher risk of death from hormone related disorders such as breast cancer and diabetes.
Infertility was not linked to higher rates of ovarian cancer, or cancers of the womb. And even though the incidence of diabetes was similar in fertile and infertile women, infertile women experienced an increased risk of death from endocrine related diseases.
Having a baby is protective for health. Looking at the studies of women who have never given birth to children, they are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and several malignancies. Sharing blood with a growing fetus rejuvenates the mother’s blood.
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