Having kids may cut women’s lifespan by 11 years: study

Having a tyke may abbreviate a lady's life by as much as 11 years, an examination claims. 

Analysts from George Mason University in the US found that ladies who have conceived an offspring have shorter telomeres contrasted with ladies who have not conceived an offspring. 

Telomeres are the end tops of DNA on our chromosomes, which help in DNA replication and get shorter after some time. 

The length of telomeres has been related with dreariness and mortality already, yet this is the main examination to inspect joins with having kids, specialists said. 

The examination, distributed in the diary Human Reproduction, found that telomeres among ladies who had kids were what might as well be called 11 years shorter. 

This was a bigger change than has been accounted for by other research bunches for smoking or heftiness. 

"We can't advise if having youngsters is identified with shortening of telomeres or simply whether ladies who have kids begin with shorter telomeres," said Anna Z Pollack, from George Mason University. 

"Extra factors to consider incorporate pressure and social help, and additionally whether comparative discoveries are found in men," Pollack said. 

The discoveries are preparatory and ought to be affirmed with forthcoming examinations, she said. 

Source: PTI