Not having offspring key to long life: research shows blocking reproduction can increase the lifespan of males and females of 117 different mammal species. 🐾 In males, only castration extends lifespan — not vasectomy. 🚫 In females, lifespan increased after several different forms of sterilisation. 🐾✨
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Nature
Sterilization and contraception increase lifespan across vertebrates
Nature - Data collected from zoos and aquariums worldwide show that hormonal contraception or permanent surgical sterilization in mammals increase life expectancy, with different mechanisms in...
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