Less than 10 % of sperm are structurally normal Public release date: 3-Mar-2011 A new study published in the International Journal of Andrology reveals that semen quality has significantly deteriorated during the last ten years in Finland, a country that… Read More ›
Reproductive health
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 and vitamin E reported significantly eased PMS symptoms A pill containing a mix of essential oils… Read More ›
Study links increased BPA exposure to reduced egg quality in women
Public release date: 15-Dec-2010 A small-scale University of California, San Francisco-led study has identified the first evidence in humans that exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may compromise the quality of a woman’s eggs retrieved for in vitro fertilization (IVF). As… Read More ›
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 cannot pick up the earliest signs of life, doctors warn. Home pregnancy test Photo: ALAMY By… Read More ›
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 decline, the world’s largest study of the quality and concentration of sperm has found. Between… Read More ›
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 sharp decline, the world’s largest study of the quality and concentration of sperm has found…. Read More ›
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 by pregnant women do not appear to be associated with many birth defects, according to… Read More ›
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 Carson, awareness of how environmental toxicants can impact fertility has increased. In an article on… Read More ›
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 approximately 50% of the time. – The team identified beta-sitosterol – a steroid that can… Read More ›
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 defects, suggesting that additional study is needed before they can be safely prescribed to pregnant… Read More ›
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 an article on p. 1091 of this issue, Steinberg and colleagues provide evidence that adverse… Read More ›