Could your PHONE be making you infertile? Alarming study on plunging sperm counts sparks warning for men to 'be conscious' of using their mobile too much
The team, from the University of Geneva, collected data on 2,886 men aged 18 to 22, who provided a semen sample. Participants also answered questions on their mobile phone use. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Contemporary pathways to adolescent pregnancy in Indonesia: a qualitative investigation with adolescent girls in West Java and Central Sulawesi - Ayuandini S, Habito M, Ellis S, Kennedy E, Akiyama M, Binder G, Nanwani S, Sitanggang M, Budiono N, Ramly AA, Humphries-Waa K, Azzopardi PS, Hennegan J.
In the last decade, reduction in adolescent fertility rates in Indonesia has slowed despite national programmes and policies focused on addressing child marriage. Indonesia currently has the highest number of births to adolescent girls aged 15-19 years in ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Soaring living costs and rising IVF fees are pricing fertility patients out of the chance to become parents
Soaring living costs and rising treatment fees are pricing fertility patients out of the chance to become parents. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Woman sues fertility doctor, says he used own sperm to impregnate her 34 years ago
An Idaho woman is suing her one-time fertility doctor, saying he secretly used his own sperm to inseminate her 34 years ago (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - October 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Sarasota and South Florida health care companies ink $103M merger
The deal is expected to accelerate the clinical development and commercialization of gene therapy and fertility treatments. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - October 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Christina Georgacopoulos Source Type: news
Infertility Definition Expanded to Be More Inclusive
(MedPage Today) -- Infertility is no longer restricted to just women in heterosexual partnerships. Now, circumstances common among LGBTQ people and single women trying to get pregnant can meet the official definition for infertility.
The new clinical... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 27, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
An Idaho woman sues her fertility doctor, says he used his own sperm to impregnate her 34 years ago
An Idaho woman is suing her one-time fertility doctor, saying he secretly used his own sperm to inseminate her 34 years ago (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - October 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Menopause may be widespread among mammals, challenging famed hypothesis
By age 69, Marlene was gaunt, with rundown teeth, grizzled fur, and a receding hairline. The elderly chimpanzee living in Kibale National Park posed a puzzle for scientists. Multiple studies have shown female chimps can reproduce until the end of their lives, but Marlene had last given birth 23 years before. The great ape, it appeared, had undergone menopause—a reproductive shutdown that researchers have only documented in humans and a handful of whale species.
A pair of studies published today suggests Marlene isn’t as rare as scientists thought. Chimps can undergo menopause, researchers have found, and females ...
Source: ScienceNOW - October 26, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Wild female chimps live long post-menopause life, study suggests
Scientists say it is first evidence of non-human primates living substantial post-reproductive lifeFemale chimpanzees in the wild undergo themenopause and live for a lengthy period afterwards, researchers have found, suggesting the phenomenon is more widespread than previously thought.Quite why some female mammals have a long period of life once reproduction is off the table has long puzzled experts: not only was it previously thought to be confined to humans and five species of whale, but its purpose has also been highly debated.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 26, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Mammals Animals Menopause Society World news Science Primatology Source Type: news
Doctors' Group Expands Definition of'Infertility '
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023 -- A new, more inclusive definition of infertility has been crafted by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).While the guidance for heterosexual couples with medical reasons for being unable to conceive... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Gambia: African First Ladies to Raise Awareness On Infertility, Stigma
[The Point] Eleven African First Ladies including the First Lady of the Republic of The Gambia, Fatoumatta Bah Barrow recently gathered in India to discuss issues relating to the health of people with a focus on infertility and stigma. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - October 25, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Gambia Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth West Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news
Doctors' Group Expands Definition of'Infertility '
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023– A new, more inclusive definition of infertility has been crafted by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).
While the guidance for heterosexual couples with medical reasons for being unable to... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
OrbiMed scores more than $4.3B in private investment funds
The investment firm ' s portfolio includes tech-enabled drug discovery startup Insilico and fertility benefits manager Carrot Fertility. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - October 24, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Episode 6: Fertility, Pregnancy and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Episode 6: Fertility, Pregnancy and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Drs Michael J. Mauro and Jane F. Apperley answer key questions about pregnancy and family planning for patients diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, including complications and treatment options.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology InDiscussion Source Type: news
Study Identifies Parent/Caregiver COVID-19 Vaccine Concerns
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 -- Parent/caregiver concerns about COVID-19 vaccines include infertility and general concerns about vaccines, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in Pediatrics.
Aubree Honcoop, from the University of Nebraska... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
