They watched 135 thousand pensioners and noticed that childless men died of heart disease On average, 17% more frequently those who have had children. Accurate explanation of the connection does not exist. According to one theory, the fathers have healthier lifestyles for children, on the other - they have higher levels of testosterone, which is one explanation for male fertility. A testosterone in the long term has a protective effect on the heart.
The initiator of this study was Professor of Urology Dr. Michael Eisenberg, who wanted to check whether the barren and have childless men poorer health than those who have had children. Eisenberg and his colleagues have observed over 10 years for 135 thousand pensioners. At the beginning of the observations it was an average of 62 years.
At the same time, scientists have observed only for family men, so that they were more likely to follow it for the fruitless representatives of the stronger sex, comparing them with those who had children. During the observation period of life it took 10% of men. The fifth part of them died because of the cardiovascular diseases .
Fathers have died from this cause is not as often as childless men. How did the researchers found, the higher mortality cardiovascular diseases among childless men she explained virtually all the differences in mortality between the two groups. These studies are published in the journal Human Reproduction.
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