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> Once women reach the age of 50, about the age of natural menopause, their risk for heart disease increases dramatically. Wouldn't the hormonal changes associ
by pedrosorio 5y ago
> Once women reach the age of 50, about the age of natural menopause, their risk for heart disease increases dramatically.
Wouldn't the hormonal changes associated with menopause be a more likely explanation for the increase in heart disease risk than the fact they are no longer losing blood periodically?
- DoreenMichele 5y agoThe correct answer is probably "both" rather than only one or the other. It's humans that like to create simple explanations and clear cut categories, not nature. Nature gives us egg-laying mammals because nature didn't ask our opinion beforehand.