Mothers With Children age 11 years ago

Having children costs mothers 11 years of life. According to one U.S. study, the fact of motherhood brings the cutting of the telomeres to a woman by about 4.2%.

These are “caps” that surround the chromosome terminal and protect it from deterioration.

The telomeries are specialised segments of genetic material that act as protective at the bottom of every DNA thread to prevent its corruption. But telomeres are naturally cut short over time, and this causes aging.

The effect of children on cutting the telomerium is greater than that of smoking and receiving, shown in other studies.

Anna Pollack of George Mason University, author of the study published in the Human Reproduction “, said she was surprised by the results. Researchers believe that this is related to the stress of raising children.

We're not telling women not to have children,” explains researcher in the Daily Mail.

The George Mason University team analysed 1,505 women aged 20 to 44 in a national study. 444 of the women had no children, and tests showed that they were 11 years younger than mothers.