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Re:Why do women live longer than men? by j7ake on Friday August 17, 2018 @02:15PM (#17784687)
Different levels of hormones, such as more testosterone in men than in women can contribute to the differences in life expectancy.
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Re:Why do women live longer than men? by Someone on Friday August 17, 2018 @02:33PM (#17784824)
Indeed. Castration seems to be a ticket to a long life. http://healthland.time.com/2012/09/25/do-eunuchs-really-live...:

”A recent study published in the journal Current Biology finds that Korean eunuchs — castrated men — lived 14 to 19 years longer than other men,

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The authors think the men’s long lives can’t be chalked up solely to a privileged lifestyle“

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Re:Why do women live longer than men? by sno0ks on Friday August 17, 2018 @07:23PM (#17786059)
It could well be, although if the situation was reversed and oestrogen was a suspect I think a worldwide state of emergency would be declared until a solution was found.
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