Author: Nisha Kumari

CHILDBIRTH BUMPS ALTERING BONE COMPOSITION AFTER PREGNANCY AND LACTATION

A recent discovery made in New York University, found out that reproduction alters bone composition, and these changes are linked to childbirth and lactation. This study examined the femora, or thigh bone, of both male and female primates. While this study did not focus primarily on humans, it finds how events like childbirth can change the skeletal composition in primates. Their results show different levels of bone composition between females who gave birth to male along with non-pregnant females primates. “Our research shows that even before the cessation of fertility that skeleton responds dynamically to changes in reproductive status” says Cerrito,…

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