Category: Pregnancy
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Infertility News: Leptin, Stress, Rogue Chemicals and a Sperm Magnet
Recently there’s been a lot of interesting reports about infertility. Here’s a sample of some of them. WISTV reports on Leptin and Infertility. Full Story eDiets.com reports on a new study that links stress…
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Infertility Depresses Men Too
BloggingBaby reports: A study in Ireland concluded that men having difficulty conceiving children are just as likely to be depressed as women having difficulty. Clinically significant levels of depression were found in almost 10%…
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Depression Not Uncommon During Pregnancy
The PakTribune reports: The results of a review of studies involving more than 19,000 patients suggest that rates of depression during pregnancy are high. This might be especially true during the second and third…
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Laptops A Hot Fertility Issue
According to a new study from fertility researchers at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, laptops can make men infertile by heating up their scrotum when the computer is on their…
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American Pregnancy Association Launches Online Resource
Reproductive Issues Spur New Resources LAS COLINAS, TX — (MARKET WIRE) — 11/30/2004 — The American Pregnancy Association (APA) announced today the launch of the new and expanded website (http://www.americanpregnancy.org/) which serves as the…
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Being Overweight ‘Can Damage Fertility’
Salon.com reports: Beer bellies may take a toll on men below the belt, not just around it. Men who weigh too much are more likely to have poor sperm quality, research on nearly 1,600…
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Have A Pet Plan For Pregnancy Or Illness
Amy Eller in The Herald-Sun reports: You should have plans for pet care in case you become ill unexpectedly. Daily routines with your pets can become struggles if you are not up to your…
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‘Fat’ hormone restores fertility
BBC News reports: Injections of a hormone made by fat cells can jump-start an idling reproductive system, research shows. Full Story
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Positive Midlife Pregnancy
Robin Elise Weiss, LCCE in About.com Pregnancy reports: Prior to doing any research women were told they had very grim prospects of getting pregnant and giving birth to a healthy child. Science has now…
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Lower Teen Pregnancy Due to Less Sex, More Condoms
Reuters reports: Teen pregnancy rates dropped considerably in the 1990s, largely as a result of fewer teens having sex and better use of contraception, researchers announced Thursday. Full Story