News tagged with fallopian tubes


Researcher finds caffeine consumption, female infertility link

Caffeine reduces muscle activity in the Fallopian tubes that carry eggs from a woman's ovaries to her womb. "Our experiments were conducted in mice, but this finding goes a long way towards explaining why drinking caffeinated ...

Medical research created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The end of the 'Lily of the Valley phenomenon' in sperm research?

According to a 2003 study by German and American scientists, a component of the Lily of the Valley scent known as Bourgeonal alters the calcium balance of human sperm and attracts the sperm. The "Lily of the Valley phenomenon" ...

Medical research created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers shorten time for manufacturing of personalized ovarian cancer vaccine

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania are in the midst of testing a personalized, dendritic cell vaccine in patients with recurrent ovarian, primary peritoneal ...

Cancer created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Why caffeine can reduce fertility in women

Caffeine reduces muscle activity in the Fallopian tubes that carry eggs from a woman's ovaries to her womb. "Our experiments were conducted in mice, but this finding goes a long way towards explaining why drinking caffeinated ...

Medical research created May 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hormone may help predict tubal ectopic pregnancy

Tubal ectopic pregnancy (TEP) is currently the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths during the first trimester and a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created May 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Is Ovarian Cancer Linked to Ovulation?

(Medical Xpress) -- Could ovulation be the link to ovarian cancer? Joanna Burdette of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy thinks it might be, and she's working to find out.

Cancer created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0