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Letter: More mammals that experience menopause

Published 8 January 2020

From Henryk Urbanski, Beaverton, Oregon, US

Humans aren’t the only land mammals to undergo menopause (9 November 2019, p 16). Adult female rhesus macaque monkeys (Macaca mulatta) have menstrual cycles of approximately 28 days. Those that live long enough experience menopause at some point between 24 and 29 years of age.

Issue no. 3264 published 11 January 2020

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