Journal article
A Theory for the Origin of Human Menopause
Abstract
A complete and compelling evolutionary explanation for the origin of human menopause is wanting. Menopause onset is defined clinically as the final menses, confirmed after 1 year without menstruation. The theory proposed herein explains at multiple levels - ultimately genetic but involving (1) behavioral, (2) life history, and (3) social changes - the origin and evolution of menopause in women. Individuals in Lower Paleolithic human populations …
Authors
Takahashi M; Singh RS; Stone J
Journal
Frontiers in Genetics, Vol. 7, ,
Publisher
Frontiers
DOI
10.3389/fgene.2016.00222
ISSN
1664-8021