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Pesticide impairs male reproductive function

...can workers suggest that pesticide can impair male reproductive function. The human body metabolises DDT to DDE. An international team of researchers took blood samples from 24 men aged 16 to 28 who had not been exposed to DDT in their work. In these men the high DDE levels correlated to low levels of testostero...

Scientists plan human cloning clinic in the United States

An international group of reproductive scientists plan to launch a human cloning clinic, ...s not medically qualified but holds a doctorate in reproductive physiology and is an owner and director of two USD infertility clinics, the Kentucky Center for Repr...

Early puberty linked to nutrition

...an immediate health but protects during all of the reproductive life. ...

Male infertility in relation to pesticide

... exposed to the chemicals. Changes in the level of reproductive hormones in the blood were also seen. "Our resul...Human Reproduction. Environmental hazards to male reproductive function were first revealed 30 years ago, when the process of sperm formation was shown to be sever...

Painter's problem

...through the skin, can invade that part of the male reproductive system where the sperms are developed," lead resea...o minimize their exposure, not only because of the reproductive effects but also because of the known adverse effects on the nervous system....

Drink milk right now

...cidence, after adjustment for factors such as age, reproductive and hormonal factors, body mass index and alcohol consumption. However, childhood milk consumption only appeared to be protective against breast cancer among those women aged between 34 and 39, rather than those aged between 40 and 48// Women who d...

Contraceptives decreases Libido

...sitivity. "Biologically, odours probably influence reproductive processes in humans and perhaps the notion of concealed ovulation in humans needs rethinking. "Although our data have confirmd the existence of changes in olfactory sensitivity during oral contraceptive use with respect to non-using time, we need to...

A need for new stem cell lines

...see so-called therapeutic cloning -- which, unlike reproductive cloning, will never result in a birth -- outlawed. A proposed measure, would outlaw the act of therapeutically cloning a human embryo. It would also ban the importation of products derived from therapeutic cloning. Vogels said such a ban could mean ...

Early puberty more resistance

... Norway sought to investigate the impact a woman's reproductive variables, such as age when her periods start, age...he University of Tromso, said that women with more reproductive years are exposed to oestrogens for longer and this maintains bone strength.However, they added that...

Early menopause- The cause

...said the findings could lead to changes in women's reproductive habits. As women in developed countries delay mo...remature menopause, they may want to rethink their reproductive plans....

Relief to pregnant women using fertility drugs

...n cancer," says Grifo, director of the division of reproductive endocrinology at New York University Medical Center. It was this giant analysis of massive amounts of information that found that women who took fertility drugs appeared to be at no greater risk for ovarian cancer than other women who had significa...

Early menopause- The cause

...said the findings could lead to changes in women's reproductive habits. As women in developed countries delay mo...remature menopause, they may want to rethink their reproductive plans....

To get the better of

...gina lessens the chances of sperm surviving to the reproductive tract. Dr Cathy added: "The number of sperm in the cervical mucus is an important predictor of future fertility, then the findings outlined may have cardinal implications for infertile couples....

Toxins linked with pregnancy loss

...s within the environment have contributed to their reproductive difficulty. Questions posed by these couples to th... scientifically accurate information regarding the reproductive impact of potential environmental toxins and other teratogens is not readily available. Heavy meta...

Ethnic discrepancy in ovarian cancer

...es more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive organs. It is now obvious that ethnicity is an independent risk factor in prognosis. US researchers have studied the fate of 10,003 Caucasian women and 600 African American women with ovarian cancer. They find that the mean age at diagnosis was 62 y...

Elevated Ozone Levels Hurt Sperm Count

...essor of urology and chief of the division of male reproductive medicine and surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston., the data is far too preliminary to make any far-reaching conclusions. He added that it's important to look at an environment with low ozone to see if there's no effect (on sperm)....

Osteoporosis could be caused by irregular periods

...is occurs when the ovaries stop producing eggs and reproductive hormones before natural menopause takes place. Most women in the study reported a history of amenorrhea. Amenorrhea occurs when a woman misses her menstrual period for three months or more. When asked, most women did not view a change in their mens...

Depressed women show signs of earlier onset of Perimenopause

... through menopause yet. Psychiatric interviews and reproductive histories and early follicular-phase blood specimens were taken at the beginning of the study, and every six months for the 36 months of follow up. The researchers determined the beginning of menopause, or perimenopause, by a follow up interview indi...

Safety of soy under suspicion

...ich suggest a chemical in soya can damage the male reproductive organs. Though there is no evidence to suggest it has a similar effect on humans, its effects on rats were so severe that// researchers believe that further tests are needed to ensure it is safe for pregnant women to eat. In the study conducted by t...

Hope for 11 million children facing death from illnesses

...lth of the mother, her nutritional status, and the reproductive health care she receives. Nutrition for healthy development better nutrition can break the vicious spiral of poor nutrition leading to ill-health and ill-health causing further deterioration of nutritional status often leading to death. Preventable c...

Gene Mutation Causes Ovarian Failure

...ly, a woman's eggs are gradually released over her reproductive lifespan. Menopause occurs when all the grains of sand have fallen. In mice lacking the FOXO3a gene, all of the grains of sand fall out very quickly, resulting in early menopause." Researchers say it might be possible in the future to develop a cont...

Test tube babies, 25 years later

...ed the rate to nearly 23 percent, according to the reproductive society. And as the technology continues to grow, sperm donors, egg donors and surrogates have all become common. "You can't buy a baby in the United States," said Caplan. "... But you can buy the sperm, you can buy the egg and you can rent the ute...

Painkillers may raise miscarriage risk

...er they became pregnant and asked them about their reproductive history and their use of painkillers. //They found that use of aspirin and other non-steroid based anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increased the risk of miscarriage by 80 percent. The risk was much higher when NSAIDs were taken close to the time of...

Painkillers Increase Risk of Miscarriage

...s about their drug use since they became pregnant, reproductive history, and potential risk factors for miscarriage. The use of NSAIDs during pregnancy increased the risk of miscarriage by 80 percent. The risk for miscarriage was especially high if the NSAIDs were taken around the time of conception or were used...

Accuracy of Some Natural Family Planning Methods Questioned .

...hers estimate 10 percent to 15 percent of women of reproductive age in Europe use variations of natural family planning methods and an estimated 30 percent to 40 percent rely on some type of menstrual cycle monitor to detect their fertile times for either conception or contraceptive purposes. The days predicted a...

Restoration Of Fertility After Cancer Treatment

...this research represents a potentially significant reproductive advancement in two respects: First, women can preserve their fertility by freezing their ovarian tissue, and second, pregnancy may be possible even after the tissue remains frozen for a long time. However researchers warn that freezing ovarian tiss...

High-Protein Diet Found To Reduce Fertility

... results in elevated ammonium levels in the female reproductive tract, which has been shown to alter fetus development. Based on the available data researchers suggest that a high protein diet is not advisable while trying to conceive ....

New Findings for Repeated Miscarriages

...rnal response to the fetus. New research links the reproductive hormone secretion system to the immune system. Re...y shows that the immune system interferes with the reproductive hormones and that may contribute to pregnancy loss. They hope that these findings will provide new m...

Improving Fertility In Patients With Cervical Cancer

...pecially since cervical cancer is diagnosed during reproductive years. Thus researchers conclude saying that ovarian autotransplantation will likely be a realistic goal for cervical cancer patients but they suggest a longer follow-up to their study to determine the variability and viability of the transplanted ov...

Effectiveness Of Infertility Treatments Questioned

... existing treatments have been licensed for use in reproductive medicine, and all are associated with potentially dangerous risks for the mother and her child and neither does any research exist to show they have any benefit on the outcome of pregnancy. In conclusion researchers say , understanding the function ...

Hormone Therapy May Trigger Asthma

...nosed asthma, but not newly diagnosed COPD. Female reproductive hormones may contribute to the onset of asthma among adult women, but do not appear to hasten the development of COPD," the study authors write....

Ebola-like virus is on the way to cause epidemic in Angola

...t the major organs like liver, kidneys, spleen and reproductive organs....

IVF results may be affected by stress and other related factors

...iation between stress factors// to the outcomes of reproductive processes of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) or Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). The women entering their first cycle after IVF or ICSI treatment were asked to participate for the studies. Nocturnal urine samples were collected prior to treat...

Birth month can affect your fertility

...nfluence foetal growth. This can affect the future reproductive capabilities of women. Also seasonally linked diet...hild but also exerts considerable influence on the reproductive abilities of the child as well. Reference: European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (E...

Harmful chemicals change the genetic response to hormone estrogen

...n who had used the drug are at increased risk from reproductive tract abnormalities, ectopic pregnancy, pre-term delivery, infertility, and rare form of vaginal and cervical cancer called clear-cell adenocarcinoma. These women may also be at increased risk from tumor of the uterus. Previously it was held that th...

Calcium and Vitamin D reduces risk of Premenstrual syndrome

... women with PMS.PMS that occurs monthly during the reproductive age of a women, is a characterized by hormonal changes which produces a number of symptoms in a significant number of women for up to two weeks prior to menstruation. Sometimes the PMS could be very severe that it might warrant medical management. T...

Developmental Origins of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

...lso shows development origins of PCS’s, "There are reproductive consequences of metabolic programming events that ...inally, adverse events for one generation may have reproductive implications for the next....

Condoms May not be safe Enough

...acher Institute, a nonprofit group that researches reproductive health issues said "Condoms do not provide 100% protection, but for people who are sexually active, they are the best and the only method we have for preventing these diseases," Currently there is enough research from reputable organizations to ind...

Study points out that HIV vaccine may not be accepted easily

...vaccine, whether there will be any side effects on reproductive organs, and whether they’ll get discriminated if they vaccinate themselves or not. Reference: University of Toronto, news release, July 200...

Knowledge Of Infertility Gets New Inputs

... which is found otherwise throughout in the female reproductive tissues, women may not respond to drugs or any other treatment to increase fertility in them Drawing parallel from the mice study they have done, researchers had said that this is the first time the role of the receptor gene had been unveiled. The r...

Eleutherobin From Coral Fights Cancer Cells

...id cancer, besides breast cancer and cancer of the reproductive system. For mor information read: http://www.medindia.net/Patients/ PatientInfo/WomenAndCancer.asp...

Britney Spears Donates $50 000 To Support Cancer Patients

...id cancer, besides breast cancer and cancer of the reproductive system. For mor information read: http://www.medindia.net/Patients/ PatientInfo/WomenAndCancer.asp...

Carboplatin Drug Is More Effective Than Radiation Therapy For Testicular Cancer

...nts/ paediatrics/Undescended.asp Know about male reproductive system and testis: The male reproductive system of a man consists of a pair of testes, ducts, accessory glands and a penis. The functions of ...

New Discovery May Help Treat Infertility

...gen hormones and are present throughout the female reproductive tissues. The new data indicates that this receptor plays a critical role in ovulation, and suggests that women who do not have this receptor may benefit more from alternative infertility treatments. Researchers say they have found that the beta est...

Prime Minister Manmohan Against Incentive-Based Population Control

... "Empowerment of women and a holistic approach to reproductive and child care will enable this to happen and I would want greater attention to be paid to this aspect," he said. "In addition to giving focused attention to the welfare of girl child and women, there has to be a concerted campaign to improve the h...

Insight for Hot Flashes In Postmenopausal Women

...information Menopause: This is the condition of reproductive ageing for women. It begins at around the age of 40 years when the menstrual periods become irregular. Hormones levels of estrogen and progesterone declines and this may cause a variety of health problems like hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and end of...

Pause as you please

...ern woman is accustomed to having control over her reproductive functions and menstruation is one function that many women would like to control," says author Dr Robert Burns, from the Oregon Regional Primate Centre in the United States. As well as blocking the effect of progesterone, both of the new drugs stop...

New Stem Cells lines will be required

...see so-called therapeutic cloning -- which, unlike reproductive cloning, will never result in a birth -- outlawed. A proposed measure by Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., would outlaw the act of therapeutically cloning a human embryo. It would also ban the importation of products derived from therapeutic cloning. Voge...

Perfect babies boon or a bane?

...c research, advances in molecular biology, and new reproductive technologies are throwing new light on genetically...s. Such techniques alter the genetic makeup of the reproductive cells, thereby promising to eliminate the inheritance of some genetically based diseases. IGM techn...

Genetic failure in cloned animals

... to abnormalities, strengthening the rational that reproductive cloning of humans should be banned.// However, the...ell Technology of Worcester, Mass., which conducts reproductive cloning in animals, also concurred. The new study is "further scientific grounds to ban all human re...

Arsenic in drinking water

...ertensive and cardiovascular disease, diabetes and reproductive effects. Exposure to arsenic via drinking-water has been shown to cause a severe disease of blood vessels leading to gangrene in China (Province of Taiwan), known as ‘black foot disease’. This disease has not been observed in other parts of the worl...

The Two-In-One Estrogen Therapy For Managing Menopause And Maintaining Healthy Skin

...of life. It is one step in a long, slow process of reproductive aging. For most women this process begins silently somewhere around age 40 and declining levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone // is responsible for physiological and emotional changes in a female. Menopause, or the “change of life,” affe...

Soy Benefits May Not Be As Much As Thought Before

...ealth, cancer, kidney disease, endocrine function, reproductive health, neuro-cognitive function, or glucose metabolism. This report shows that there is a lot we don’t know about soy, and that more research is needed to determine if soy has any impact on a number of health conditions, said the researchers. So...

Will anxiety regarding fertility treatment affect the chances of conception?

...cenario, the number of couples opting for assisted reproductive treatments is increasing day by day. // In spite of a moderate success with IVF, the couples are being subjected to physical, mental and psychological trauma. Anxiety of patients regarding the treatment is one of the major factors that have been neg...

Soy Not Such A Wonder For Health?

...ealth, cancer, kidney disease, endocrine function, reproductive health, neurocognitive function, or glucose metabolism. A wide variety of soy products were studied, including foods such as soybeans, soy flour, soy milk, tofu, miso, tempeh, natto, and okara; isolated and textured soy protein that is added to foods...

Indian Health Ministry approves sale of Emergency contraceptives as over the counter drug

...zation and conception. It is important for women's reproductive health," she said. Two 0.75-milligram pills of "levonorgestrel" (a kind of hormone which is produced in the body) are taken, within three days of sexual exposure....

Hydroxyurea Treatment For Children With Sickle Cell Disease

...sions and antibiotics. It reduces quality of life, reproductive ability and life span. A drug used for the treatment of sickle cell anemia in adults has now been shown to cause significant improvements in very young children with the disorder. The finding is an important one as these young patients are especiall...

Left-handedness Increase The Risk Of Breast Cancer

...oking habits, family history of breast cancer, and reproductive history. They found that left-handed women were more than twice as likely to develop pre-menopausal breast cancer as non-left handed women. Adjusting for risk factors hardly affected the overall association. The origin of the association may lie i...

A call to epileptic mothers to help reduce birth defects

...ual cycles and other interrelationships in women's reproductive health. Anticonvulsants are used to control seizures in people with epilepsy, but are more frequently prescribed for the treatment of non-epileptic neurological pain symptoms, such as migraine headaches and tremors, and for psychiatric conditions,...

Incorrect lifestyle may be the cause of male infertility

...f interference with the proper development of male reproductive organs. Fast food, which is often packed full of ‘hidden soy’, may be another culprit. Scientists believe chemicals in the Soya bean mimic oestrogen, which can be the cause of a host of fertility problems. With an exhaustive list of factors reducin...