The Ovary Is Surprisingly Active After Menopause. Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why
ScienceSep 24, 2026 6:30 AMThe Ovary Is Surprisingly Active After Menopause. In a woman’s reproductive years, the ovary is exceptionally dynamic, shifting form and function from day to day throughout her cycle. When looking at the protein composition of ovaries of postmenopausal women between the ages of 50 and 75 years old, her team found that the molecular signatures differed significantly across the decades.
- ▪ScienceSep 24, 2026 6:30 AMThe Ovary Is Surprisingly Active After Menopause.
- ▪In a woman’s reproductive years, the ovary is exceptionally dynamic, shifting form and function from day to day throughout her cycle.
- ▪When looking at the protein composition of ovaries of postmenopausal women between the ages of 50 and 75 years old, her team found that the molecular signatures differed significantly across the decades.
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ScienceSep 24, 2026 6:30 AMThe Ovary Is Surprisingly Active After Menopause. Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out WhyA growing body of research is putting the ovary in a new light, not as an egg factory with an expiration date, but as an organ that shapes women’s health long after the fertile years have passed.Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyWhen Francesca Duncan decided to take a look at what was going on in postmenopausal ovaries, she assumed she wouldn’t find much of interest. In a woman’s reproductive years, the ovary is exceptionally dynamic, shifting form and function from day to day throughout her cycle.
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