New study shows ovaries age in a different way from testes
A new study in mice has not only shown that reproductive organs age in a different way to other body tissues but also that ovaries age in a different way from testes -- findings that may be important in the light of the trend for some women in developed countries to put off childbearing until later in life.
New research into ageing processes, based on modern genetic techniques, confirms theoretical expectations about the correlation between reproduction and lifespan.