The big difference between men and women when it comes to aging

Renowned orthopedic surgeon, expert in aging and longevity, and accomplished author, Dr. Vonda Wright reveals just how different men and women age. Wright explains exactly what happens when women’s bodies hit perimenopause and estrogen depletes.

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You know, historically, when we talk about men getting old, we say things like longevity, and we celebrate gentlemen

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with gray beards and gray hair, doing amazing adventures. That is not the case with women.

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Historically, when we think about women, we use terms like anti-aging, as if it's a problem to be solved.

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The reality is that although society does not see us the same as we age, biology doesn't either.

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Men age in a slow, steady decline. Women age in a decline, until the very moment

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that they hit perimenopause. And I'm a firm believer that estrogen is the elixir of longevity for women.

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And when we stop making it, we have a brain that's starved for estrogen, which feels like brain fog.

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We have a heart with microvascular disease that accumulates damage much more rapidly. And from an orthopedic perspective,

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we have bones that become porous, or full of holes, at twice the rate of standard male aging.

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So aging in men and women are not the same. They are different because of the role of estrogen in our bodies.