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# What was Illich Saying About the Medical Nemesis?
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/743/
- Published: 2005-04-24T16:34:39.000Z
- Updated: 2005-04-24T16:34:39.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: TWE, #wpChunk

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.

[Link.](http://www.theage.com.au/news/Science/Menstruation-clue-to-longevity-in-women/2005/03/19/1111086063690.html?oneclick=true&ref=thedailyeudemon.com)   *Registration required.*