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Would we grow old if we never reached the end of puberty?
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Would we grow old if we never reached the end of puberty?
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Would we grow old if we never reached the end of puberty?
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If the end of puberty was never quite reached would we grow old?
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Studies of castrated men shows that they do grow old and die, but the life expectancy is about 10 years longer than intact men.
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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.
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I saw this article on ageing and was intrigued.
newbielink:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/4357829/Immortal-jellyfish-swarming-across-the-world.html
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