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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: Genesis on 11/05/2014 00:12:06

Title: Would we grow old if we never reached the end of puberty?
Post by: Genesis on 11/05/2014 00:12:06

If the end of puberty was never quite reached would we grow old?

Title: Re: Ageing?
Post by: evan_au on 11/05/2014 04:59:24

Studies of castrated men shows that they do grow old and die, but the life expectancy is about 10 years longer than intact men.

Title: Re: Ageing?
Post by: CliffordK on 11/05/2014 06:44:08

There are also a few disease conditions that delay puberty and sexual maturity such as hypopituitarism, but I don't believe it actually prevents aging.

Some people will look younger than their chronological age, but eventually will become small old people.

Title: Re: Ageing?
Post by: Genesis on 11/05/2014 15:19:14

I saw this article on ageing and was intrigued.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/4357829/Immortal-jellyfish-swarming-across-the-world.html