Sperm quality and counts worsening in Finland
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Finland Ice Marathon 2006, Kuopio (Photo credit: J_Makk)[/caption] Less than 10 % of sperm are structurally normal Public release date: 3-Mar-2011...
Essential oil pill prevents PMS
Public release date: 16-Jan-2011 - Women who were given capsules containing 2 grams of a combination of gamma linolenic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, other polyunsaturated acids...
Study links increased BPA exposure to reduced egg quality in women
Public release date: 15-Dec-2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="202"] The Dangers of Prenatal BPA Exposure (Photo credit: DES Daughter)[/caption] A small-scale University of California, San Francisco-led...
Hospital scanning ‘costs lives of healthy babies’
More than 200 women who discover they are expecting thanks to ultra-sensitive home testing kits are having their pregnancies ended by mistake because hospital scans...
Scientists warn of sperm count crisis : “serious public health warning”
Biggest-ever study confirms drastic decline in male reproductive health Jeremy Laurance Wednesday, 5 December 2012 The reproductive health of the average male is in sharp...
Scientists warn of sperm count crisis
Biggest-ever study confirms drastic decline in male reproductive health Jeremy Laurance Wednesday, 5 December 2012 The reproductive health of the average male is in...
Study examines associations between antibiotic use during pregnancy and birth defects: sulfonamides and nitrofurantoins
2009 study posted for filing Contact: CDC Division of Media Relations media@cdc.gov 404-639-3286 JAMA and Archives Journals Penicillin and several other antibacterial medications commonly taken...
PCB cocktails for two: Effects Second Generation
Re-Post for filing 2008 Contact: Judith Jansen bor2@ssr.org 608-256-2777 Society for the Study of Reproduction Since the 1962 publication of Silent Spring by Rachel...
Pomegranate extract stimulates uterine contractions
Public release date: 27-Jan-2010 - Currently the only available drug to treat women with a poorly contracting uterus is oxytocin, a hormone which only works...
Study examines associations between antibiotic use during pregnancy and birth defects
Public release date: 2-Nov-2009 - Two medications—sulfonamides and nitrofurantoins (each used by 1.1 percent of cases and 0.9 percent of controls)—were associated with several birth...
PCB cocktails for two
Public release date: 24-May-2008 Since the 1962 publication of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, awareness of how environmental toxicants can impact fertility has increased. In...