绝经后的卵巢还重要吗？

Ovaries may influence health long after their reproductive function ends Michael B. Stout1,2, and Francesca E. Duncan3,4 Women can spend decades in the postmenopausal phase of life. However, the organ that defines the transition to this stage, the ovary, has been largely ignored after its role in reproduction ceases. A common assumption is that the postmenopausal ovary, which no longer contains sufficient follicles to sustain fertility, is a dormant remnant. The postreproductive ovary has also been referred to as a senile organ, a gyratum, or a wrinkled and shriveled husk. …