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Protein Boosts Sex Hormones, Suggesting Infertility Therapy

Giving a special hormone to infertile women can dramatically increase their production of sex hormones, which may lead to a new infertility treatment for women with low sex hormone levels, a recent study demonstrated.
    
The work, which was led by Waljit Dhillo of the Department of Investigative Medicine at Imperial College London, was presented at a meeting of the Society for Endocrinology BES.

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What Do Men Really Want?

Beauty, grace, exotic good looks, youth. What is it that can turn a man's fancy? It's a question that has bedeviled the species for thousands of years. The female half of humankind spends untold billions of dollars each year on clothes, shoes, cosmetics, hair spray and perfumes. All in pursuit of idealized beauty. And while some self-esteem gurus might argue that it is done to make oneself feel good, others might be willing to admit that it is done in large part to attract men. ( Read more about What Do Men Really Want?)

Equal Access to Fertility Treatment Urged for Obese

Overweight and obese women have the same chance of having a baby through in vitro fertilization (IVF) as normal-weight women, according to a recent study, and therefore shouldn’t be discriminated against at fertility clinics.
   
In Britain, where the study was done, most local health-care entities will not allow fertility treatment for obese women – that is, those with a body mass index of 30 or above. A study on 1,700 women in Aberdeen, Scotland, however, showed that there was no difference between normal, overweight or obese women in their ability to become pregnant and ultimately give birth.

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Sperm Proteins May Reveal Cure for Male Infertility

Male infertility is little understood, but if aberrant sperm proteins can be identified, the discoveries may reveal new approaches to infertility testing and treatment, according to a paper by two researchers at San Francisco State University.

"Up to 50 percent of male-factor infertility cases in the clinic have no known cause, and therefore no direct treatment," said co-authors Diana Chu, assistant professor of biology, and Tammy Wu, a postdoctoral fellow, in a recent issue of Molecular and Cellular Proteomics. ( Read more about Sperm Proteins May Reveal Cure for Male Infertility)

Overcoming Male Infertility

When it comes to infertility, our culture and media generally make it seem like the problem lies almost exclusively with women. But the fact is that approximately 30 percent of infertility problems are caused by men, and an additional 20 percent stem from a combination of factors on both the male and female sides. So men are involved in fully 50 percent, more or less, of infertility problems. This translates to more than 3 million men having either no sperm, malformed sperm or directionless sperm. The chief way male infertility can be overcome is through healthy living, says Edward Marut, medical director of Fertility Centers of Illinois. Healthy approaches can include:

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Diet and Lifestyle Changes May Prevent Infertility

A study published in the latest issue of Obstectrics and Gynecology has found that women who followed a combination of five or more lifestyle factors, including changing specific aspects of their diets, experienced more than 80 percent less relative risk of infertility due to ovulatory disorders compared to women who engaged in none of the factors. According to studies in the U.S. and Europe, infertility affects one in six couples. In 18 to 30 percent of those cases, ovulatory problems have been identified.

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In-vitro Baby Born from Immature Frozen Egg

On June second, the first baby conceived from an egg that was matured in the lab before undergoing in-vitro fertilization was born in Canada and is progressing normally. The mother, as well as three other women, became pregnant through a clinical trial at the McGill Reproductive Center in Montreal. The twenty women involved in the study had polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which can cause female interfertlity.

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Embryonic Stem Cells

Embryonic stem cells have been making headlines recently. But among the talk, there is rarely a pause to explain what embryonic stem cells are, what makes them unique, and why they stir up so much debate.

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Pesticides Found in Pregnant Women

Researchers have found the presence of numerous harmful pesticides in the placentas of pregnant women. According to a study by the University of Granada, fifteen different substances linked to pesticides have been found in pregnant women. Additionally, 100% of the women involved in the study had contamination with an average of 8 pesticides in their placentas during pregnancy. Researchers say these organochlorine substances may be potentially harmful to genitor-urinary development.

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Conception Date and Development

A new study shows that the month of conception may impact future academic achievement of children. Scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine have observed a connection between academic progress and the time of year a child was conceived. Led by neonatologist Paul Winchester, researchers linked test scores found in the statewide testing programs to the month of conception. The results found that the math and language scores were the lowest for children who had been conceived in the months of June through August. [Astrologers may take note: although scientifically discounted, the practice of forecasting constitutional factors according to month of conception is an ancient empirical tradition in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine]

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