Diminished Estradiol Explains Faster Muscle Loss Following Menopause

Source https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2019/07/diminished-estradiol-explains-faster-muscle-loss-following-menopause/

Both genders lose muscle mass and strength with age, leading to sarcopenia and frailty. Why do women undergo age-related muscle loss more rapidly following menopause, however? Researchers here suggest that the sex hormone estradiol is necessary to support the activity of muscle stem cells, and thus falling levels of estrogen following menopause is the mechanism driving this outcome. Loss of stem cell function in muscle tissue is also the most credible cause for the onset of sarcopenia without considering gender, so this all fits together quite nicely.

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