Message for Women and Dogs: Keeping Ovaries is Linked to Longevity
December 01, 2009
December 01, 2009
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 1 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
This year, hundreds of thousands of women and pet dogs will undergo a hysterectomy and have their ovaries removed along with their uterus. Now, two independent research studies looking at longevity may challenge almost four decades of standard operating procedures used in women and in pets.
Research published Tuesday (Dec. 1) shows female dogs that keep their ovaries longer also liv . . .
This year, hundreds of thousands of women and pet dogs will undergo a hysterectomy and have their ovaries removed along with their uterus. Now, two independent research studies looking at longevity may challenge almost four decades of standard operating procedures used in women and in pets.
Research published Tuesday (Dec. 1) shows female dogs that keep their ovaries longer also liv . . .