Human Reproduction

Slim women have a greater risk of developing endometriosis than obese women

Women with a lean body shape have a greater risk of developing endometriosis than women who are morbidly obese, according to the largest prospective study to investigate the link.

Health created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Period pain not made worse by copper IUD

Using a copper intrauterine device (IUD), or coil, does not exacerbate period pain, reveals a study where researchers from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, followed 2,100 women for 30 years.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fertility after ectopic pregnancy: Study finds reassuring evidence on different treatments

The first randomised trial to compare treatments for ectopic pregnancies has found no significant differences in subsequent fertility between medical treatment and conservative surgery on one hand, and conservative or radical ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children born after infertility treatment are more likely to suffer from asthma

Asthma is more common among children born after infertility treatment than among children who have been planned and conceived naturally, according to findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study published online today (Thursday) ...

Inflammatory disorders created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Semen concentration and quality fell in French men between 1989 and 2005

New research shows that the concentration of sperm in men's semen has been in steady decline between 1989 and 2005 in France. In addition, there has been a decrease in the number of normally formed sperm. The study is published ...

Medical research created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Predicting the age at menopause of women having suffered from childhood cancers

This study provided important data about the fertility window of women who had suffered from childhood cancer and information concerning the associated risk factors, but did not confirm the greater risk of premature menopause ...

Cancer created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study shows need for caution, as drugs like Prozac can have some adverse effects on babies

(Medical Xpress)—Depression—one of the most crippling and costly illnesses in the United States—is the leading cause of disability among people ages 15 to 44. Since Prozac hit the market in 1987, many ...

Health created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sperm length variation is not a good sign for fertility

(Medical Xpress)—A new study published online in the journal Human Reproduction finds that the greater the inconsistency in the length of sperm, particularly in the tail (flagellum), the lower the concen ...

Medical research created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mothers' age at menopause may predict daughters' ovarian reserve

A mother's age at menopause may predict her daughter's fertility in terms of the numbers of eggs remaining in her ovaries, according to the new research published online in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Re ...

Medical research created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study suggests too much risk associated with SSRI usage and pregnancy

Elevated risk of miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal health complications and possible longer term neurobehavioral abnormalities, including autism, suggest that a class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women whose first pregnancy was ectopic have fewer children

Women whose first pregnancy is ectopic are likely to have fewer children in the following 20-30 years than women whose first pregnancy ends in a delivery, miscarriage or abortion, according to results from a study of nearly ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fear of treatment puts stress on women undergoing fertility therapy

Fertility treatment has a strong emotional impact on women who want to have children. A study of European countries with the highest number of assisted reproduction cycles identifies which aspects of reproduction ...

Health created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study provides insight into why severely obese women have difficulty getting pregnant from IVF

One third of American women of childbearing age are battling obesity, a condition that affects their health and their chances of getting pregnant. Obese women often have poor reproductive outcomes, but the reasons why have ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Increased risk of prematurity and low birth weight in babies born after three or more abortions

One of the largest studies to look at the effect of induced abortions on a subsequent first birth has found that women who have had three or more abortions have a higher risk of some adverse birth outcomes, such as delivering ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unhealthy lifestyles have little impact on sperm quality: study

Lifestyle advice given by doctors to men diagnosed with infertility should be radically overhauled according to research published today (Wednesday).

Medical research created Jun 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast