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Jeff James's avatar

Full disclosure- I usually consume everything "microbiome-related" I can... except menopause-related titles. I figure if I can't relate, I should just stay in my lane. But an Anderson piece never goes unread....this was pretty damn fascinating Scott. Thanks for this one.

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Vanesa van Vlerken's avatar

Hi Jeff, I am sure you can relate to menopause. Do you not have a mother, partner or daughter, any female friends? I read about things that affect only men because I have men in my life. Menopause affects every single organ.

Imagine not having testosterone for half of your life and have half the population saying that is not their problem.

Be kind, Jeff. I am sure women have been kind to you too.

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Scott C Anderson's avatar

I can vouch for Jeff. He's a good guy...

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Vanesa van Vlerken's avatar

I know Jeff is one of the good guys. That’s precisely why I thought he should know ;-)

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Scott C Anderson's avatar

Thanks, Jeff! Biology is too cool to play sexual favorites. The estrobolome is awesome, isn't it!

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Scott C Anderson's avatar

It is weird indeed. The whole system is uber-complicated. I like to say that nature goes for baroque.

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Patricia Bailey's avatar

This is really interesting. I had no idea about microbes role in breast cancer. And I hadn't considered that the biome would shift in menopause. Thanks for the information!

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