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Dr Deena Emera | From Menstruation to Menopause

Buck Institute for Research on Aging

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Hormones and reproductionHow the body worksWomen's healthMenopauseFertility and pregnancy

Deena Emera shares evolutionary biology insights into the unique characteristics of the human female reproductive system, from menstruation to menopause.

From Menstruation to Menopause: Evolutionary Insights Into the Mysteries of Female Reproductive Biology with Dr Deena Emera. Deena shares her research as an evolutionary biologist into the evolution of the unique human female reproductive system. Very few other animals go through monthly menstruation as we do, and even fewer go through menopause! Why are we so unique? What theories do we have as to why these characteristics evolved? Towards the end, Deena shares details of her upcoming book on the subject.

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