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Study: Castration Adds Years to Men's Lives

Mastodon - Wed, 2012-09-26 00:30

Article here. Excerpt:

'PROBLEM: It's suspected that there is a biological trade-off between reproduction and longevity, the theory being that our mechanisms of repairing damaged genetic material are limited and thus relegated to the most evolutionarily advantageous repair work. Propagating our genes, it would follow, trumps living to see/attempting to control the lives of proceeding generations. The male sex hormone is implicated in this theory, and taking into account that fact that women tend to live significantly longer than men, may be responsible for limiting men's lifespan.'

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Saw this one someplace else

Matt - Wed, 2012-09-26 01:10

And doesn't the MSM just looove to run these kinds of stories??

Bet if a woman's ovaries were removed, she'd live longer too, as they produce both testosterone and estrogen. Actually adding things like hormones to one's system, sending it into overdrive as it does, is probably the real implicated 'culprit' here.

But since women in human history have never had to let someone cut their 'nads off just to get a job in the palace, or in some cases had their 'nads forcibly cut off for that purpose, then there isn't a study someone can do about it, is there?

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