What was Illich Saying About the Medical Nemesis?

Obsession with longevity plows forward:

An American expert on longevity believes menstruation may play a part in why women are almost six times as likely to live to 100 than men.

In an attempt to test his theory, Thomas Perls, director of the New England Centenarian Study, donates more than half a litre of blood every two months to mimic menstruation and, he hopes, slow the ageing process.

"I menstruate, but only every eight weeks.

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