Common Drug Shows Potential to Extend Women's Fertility by Several Years, Early Findings Reveal
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A growing number of people are waiting longer to have kids. While there are many reasons people may want to hold back on that decision, about one-third of couples will have difficulties getting pregnant if the female partner is over 35. This is because women's fertility begins declining around that age.
But the researchers of an ongoing clinical trial, published in journal nature portfolio claim rapamycin, a drug commonly used to prevent organ transplants from failing, may be able to extend a woman's fertile years by up to five years.
The early results from a small pilot study suggest potential benefits of rapamycin for fertility treatments, though the findings are not yet peer-reviewed. It will take two years for the clinical trial to conclude before drawing definitive conclusions, but initial results offer some optimism.Previous studies in mice have indicated that rapamycin may positively affect various aspects of ageing, including fertility.
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