Ovaries remain active decades after menopause, study reveals
Medical Xpress reports a small study from Northwestern University and the Buck Institute, published in Aging Cell, that analysed 5,812 groups of proteins in normal ovarian tissue from 28 postmenopausal women ages 50 to 75. Older ovaries showed more inflammation- and remodeling-related proteins, and some proteins previously linked to ovarian cancer were more abundant, though all tissue appeared cancer-free. Researchers say whether these changes help or harm remains unknown.
Why it matters: Relevant to postmenopausal women aged 50 to 75 considering gynecologic surgery, and to the gynecologists and oncologists who counsel them.
A summary of another publisher's reporting, written with AI and checked automatically against the story. The reporting belongs to medicalxpress.com. October 14, 2026.
