An operation could delay menopause for 20 years

Doctors are convinced that this method is doubly beneficial because it could avoid the diseases and emotional difficulties generated by menopause due to the transitive property, such as: heart disease or osteoporosis due to weakening of the bones, decreased mood, excessive anxiety, trouble sleeping, night sweats and hot flashes.

The procedure costs $ 8,500 and $ 13,500 and they are offered to women under 40, as part of a program set up by Birmingham, a pharmaceutical company.

"This method could be a significant benefit for any woman who wants to delay menopause for whatever reason, or for women who would have taken hormone therapy, and there are many benefits in this regard.", explained the IVF specialist, Fishel, to The Guardian

Until now, nine women under the age of 40 have started the procedure of taking and freezing ovarian tissue with the idea of ​​delaying menopause. The specialists perform a small surgical procedure to remove a small piece of ovarian tissue, then are frozen to be preserved.

This allows the woman, at the time of her menopause, to thaw the tissue and graft it into her body. In general, a well-irrigated area of ​​the body is used and if the ovarian tissue is resistant to the process, it should be able to restore the rare bad hormones and stop the menopause.

This method is already used to mitigate the effects that chemotherapy can generate in girls and women with cancer.

The menopausal delay that this surgery may entail is a function of the age and age of the person who begins the treatment. If the surgery is performed by a woman whose age is probably 40, her menopause will be postponed for more than 20 years.

Doctors believe that this method could save substantial sums on the national health system and reduce treatment costs in order to delay menopause and its adverse consequences.