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Alcohol dependence among women is linked to delayed childbearing
Aug 20, 2008 |
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Alcohol use during the teen years can not only lead to subsequent alcohol problems, it can also lead to risky sexual behavior and a greater risk of early childbearing. An examination of the relationship between a lifetime ...
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Assisted reproductive techniques alter the expression of genes that are important for metabolism
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, finds that assisted reproductive ...
Fruit bats discovered to have menstrual cycles
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Jul 30, 2007 |
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They say their findings – published in this month's issue of key journal Biology of Reproduction - could lead to bats being studied by researchers trying to understand human menstrual problems and other reproductive disord ...
Study shows why synthetic estrogens wreak havoc on reproductive system
Mar 31, 2008 |
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Researchers at Yale School of Medicine now have a clearer understanding of why synthetic estrogens such as those found in many widely-used plastics have a detrimental effect on a developing fetus, cause fertility problems, ...
Fetal study highlights impact of stress on male fertility
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Exposure to a combination of excess stress hormones and chemicals while in the womb could affect a man's fertility in later life, a study suggests.
Fallopian tubes offer new stem cell source
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Human tissues normally discarded after surgical procedures could be a rich additional source of stem cells for regenerative medicine. New research from BioMed Central's open access Journal of Translational Medicine shows ...
Sexual, reproductive health declining
Nov 03, 2006 |
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The World Health Organization in Switzerland says inadequate attention to sexual and reproductive health has caused an increase in disabilities and death.
Study links water pollution with declining male fertility
Jan 19, 2009 |
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New research strengthens the link between water pollution and rising male fertility problems. The study, by Brunel University, the Universities of Exeter and Reading and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, shows for the first ...
Octuplets' birth raises bioethical questions
Feb 04, 2009 |
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The birth of octuplets to a Southern California woman has raised several thorny ethical questions and trained a spotlight on the practice of reproductive medicine.
Antibacterial chemical disrupts hormone activities
Dec 08, 2007 |
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A new UC Davis study shows that a common antibacterial chemical added to bath soaps can alter hormonal activity in rats and in human cells in the laboratory—and does so by a previously unreported mechanism.
Some radiation therapy treatments can decrease fertility
Apr 01, 2009 |
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In female cancer patients of reproductive age, radiation treatment directly to the ovaries should be avoided because there is a direct relationship between certain types of radiation therapy and fertility problems, according ...
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