New research shows that ovaries change after a woman cannot have children. They stop making babies and start working with the immune system.

新研究顯示，女性在無法生育後卵巢會發生變化。它們停止產生胚胎，並開始與免疫系統協作。

Scientists thought ovaries did nothing after menopause. But Francesca Duncan studied women and mice. She found that ovaries change over many years.

科學家原以為卵巢在更年期後便不再有功能。但 Francesca Duncan 研究了女性與小鼠，發現卵巢在多年時間裡會持續發生變化。

In old mice, the ovaries stopped making eggs. Instead, they started making more immune cells. These cells can cause inflammation in the body.

在年老的小鼠中，卵巢停止產生卵子。相反地，它們開始產生更多免疫細胞，而這些細胞可能會導致身體發炎。

Diana Laird says mice and humans are similar. She thinks this change happens in women too. This might cause health problems like joint pain in older women.

Diana Laird 表示小鼠與人類非常相似。她認為這種變化也會發生在女性身上，這可能會導致年長女性出現如關節疼痛等健康問題。

The study shows that old ovaries can cause inflammation. Scientists need to study this more.

研究顯示，年老的卵巢可能會導致發炎。科學家需要對此進行更多研究。