Numerous clinical studies have shown that breastfeeding can reduce the risk of breast cancer, while never having given birth is a significant risk factor for breast cancer. Similarly, women who have never given birth are more likely to develop breast hyperplasia and other benign breast diseases under the long-term, unopposed, high estrogen levels than women who have experienced pregnancy and childbirth.
1. Reduce the chance of developing uterine fibroids
This type of hormone-dependent benign tumor, which is common in women, occurs more frequently in women who have never given birth than in those who have given birth at an appropriate age, and they are also much more likely to require surgery eventually.
2. It can treat endometriosis.
This is another "peculiar" disease closely related to a woman's reproductive status. Although many aspects of this mysterious disease remain unclear to modern medical experts, one thing is certain: if the affected woman's monthly ovulation cycle is stopped, the progression of the disease will be strongly inhibited. Therefore, timely pregnancy and childbirth is the most effective treatment with the fewest side effects, and it is a method frequently recommended by gynecologists.
3. Reduces the risk of endometrial cancer
During pregnancy, the endometrium suspends its cyclical shedding and bleeding to maintain a stable environment for the embryo. The process of damage-repair-re-damage-re-repair that the epithelial cells of the endometrium undergo during the menstrual cycle is temporarily stopped, and the chance of cancer is reduced at the same time.
4. Reduces the risk of ovarian cancer
Recent studies have shown that pregnancy induces the production of antibodies in women's bodies that fight ovarian cancer, effectively preventing its development. The more pregnancies a woman has and the earlier her first pregnancy, the more significant the effect. Some studies have also found that breastfeeding for more than three months can reduce the risk of certain cancers.
5. Reduce breast problems
Numerous clinical studies have shown that breastfeeding can reduce the risk of breast cancer, while never having given birth is a significant risk factor for breast cancer! Similarly, women who have never given birth are more likely to develop breast hyperplasia and other benign breast diseases under the long-term influence of unopposed high estrogen levels than women who have experienced pregnancy and childbirth.
The link between pregnancy and a reduced incidence of breast cancer is well-documented. Based on the fact that a woman's ovaries automatically stop ovulating during pregnancy, experts infer that women who ovulate less frequently are less likely to develop breast or ovarian cancer. Mothers who have never been pregnant or breastfed are more susceptible to breast cancer.
6. Say goodbye to menstrual cramps
Menstruation usually resumes shortly after childbirth. However, this time there is a welcome change: the troublesome menstrual cramps are reduced, and some women even find that menstrual cramps have virtually disappeared after childbirth.
This is a very common phenomenon, but no one knows the exact reason. One plausible explanation is that childbirth eliminates certain prostaglandin receptor sites in the uterus. Prostaglandins are hormones with multiple functions, one of which is to cause uterine contractions during menstruation, which is also one of the causes of dysmenorrhea. As a result, naturally, the fewer the pain receptor sites, the less pain.
7. Boost immunity
Research indicates that women who experience a complete pregnancy and childbirth at least once in their lifetime gain up to 10 years of increased immunity, primarily against gynecological tumors. Many gynecological diseases, such as breast cancer and endometriosis, are related to childbirth because women who do not give birth do not receive the timely and effective protection of progesterone. At the same time, experts have also found that women who have never given birth are more prone to hormone-dependent diseases such as uterine fibroids and endometriosis, and the incidence of benign ovarian tumors and ovarian cancer is correspondingly higher in women who have never given birth than in women who have.
8. Sensitivity becomes more acute
Pregnancy seems to enhance your sense of smell, and even your sense of taste. Of course, this heightened sense of smell might exacerbate morning sickness in early pregnancy, but later on, it can make you enjoy all kinds of delicious foods even more. Some experts attribute this "radar nose" to high levels of estrogen in pregnant women; others believe that a heightened sense of smell makes pregnant women instinctively avoid harmful substances, such as smoke or expired food, as a self-protective mechanism of the body.
9. Surprise your body
Pregnancy, like a project you have to complete entirely on your own, is a special way to build self-confidence. Some women find significant improvements in their physical condition during pregnancy. Doctors point out that as long as the pregnancy is progressing normally, pregnant women are fully capable of participating in many activities and even handling significant stress.
For women who once thought they were infertile, pregnancy is a relief, as it assures them that their bodies can also accomplish this miraculous mission.
10. Delay menopause
Throughout their lives, women are influenced by hormones. Hormonal changes drive the development of their sex organs from infancy to maturity, resulting in the development of their uniquely feminine curves. In old age, it's rare to see women of average build; most are either overweight or underweight. This is due to hormonal shifts in body shape and has no necessary connection to whether a woman has given birth. Therefore, refusing to have children simply out of fear of body shape changes or premature aging is detrimental to a woman's physical and mental health.
During pregnancy and lactation, due to the effects of hormones, the ovaries of pregnant and postpartum women stop ovulating until the fourth to sixth month of lactation. Because the ovaries delay the release of 10 to 20 eggs, women who have given birth may experience a delayed onset of menopause.
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