Many women can’t imagine not staying. Pregnancy irreversibly changes our lives, and the birth of a child is a great event, but as it turns out, not only everyday life changes, but also our body. Does getting pregnant accelerate aging? Scientists have proven that the process is reversible, but it is not the same for everyone.
Does pregnancy age you? Scientists present the results of the latest research
Epigenetic changes are to blame for everything. What is it about? Epigenetics examines changes in gene expression that are associated with external factors such as diet, physical activity, stress levels, smoking and pregnancy. It was once thought that these changes could not be inherited, but today researchers from Santa Cruz have proven otherwise. – There is an epigenetic mechanism of intergenerational inheritance. Only he would explain, for example, the observation that children and grandchildren of mothers who became pregnant during the so-called hunger winter of 1944–1945 in the Netherlands have a greater risk of certain diseases than children conceived at the same time whose mothers did not experience hunger during pregnancy – prof. Wojdacz from the Independent Laboratory of Clinical Epigenetics of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin.
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Scientists conducted studies on mice and later on women. The results were published in the journal “Cell Metabolism”. The researchers concluded that Pregnancy ages a woman’s body by two years. – It’s not surprising at all. What is surprising is the reversal of this process after birth – Dr. Kieran O’Donnell, co-author of the project.
How does pregnancy affect a woman’s body? The changes are reversible, but not for everyone
However, it turns out that the changes caused by pregnancy reverse three months after the birth of the child, but not in everyone to the same extent.. Interestingly, some of the women were biologically younger after pregnancy than before the birth of the child. Breastfeeding or obese women aged the most and their changes reversed the least. If you feel like it, vote in our poll below.
Source: Gazeta
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