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fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Diet and exercise during pregnancy has hidden benefits - Reported October 14, 2014   It might not be obvious on the scales, but healthy eating and increased physical activity from walking during pregnancy is directly associated with a range of improved outcomes at … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy World's first child born after uterus transplantation - Reported October 14, 2014   In a ground-breaking research project at the University of Gothenburg, seven Swedish women have had embryos reintroduced after receiving wombs from living donors. Now the first … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Simple lifestyle interventions during pregnancy can prevent children from becoming obese - Reported October 14, 2014   In a study that followed more than 2,200 obese women during pregnancy, scientists affiliated with Professor Jodie Dodd from the University of … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Potential cause for 40 per cent of pre-term births identified by scientists - Reported October 14, 2014   Scientists from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and UCL (University College London) have identified what they believe could be a cause of pre-term … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Mefloquine fails to replace SP for malaria prevention during pregnancy - Reported September 27, 2014   In this issue of PLOS Medicine, Clara Menendez from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain, and colleagues report results from two large … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Paracetamol taken during pregnancy found to increase the risk of children suffering from ADHD - Reported August 27, 2014   Women who take painkiller paracetamol during pregnancy will increase the risk of children developing ADHD, new research has found. While it … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Molecular mechanisms of birth defects among older women: Why older women can have babies with Down Syndrome - Reported August 22, 2014   Dartmouth researchers studying cell division in fruit flies have discovered a pathway that may improve understanding of molecular … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Breastfeeding moms have lower depression risk, study finds - Reported August 22, 2014   'Breastfeeding cuts new mothers' risk of depression by half, a study says. Researchers analyzed data from nearly 14,000 births in England and found that risk of post-partum … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy 50 percent cesarean section delivery rate in China - Reported August 22, 2014   Efforts must be made to decrease China's increasing caesarean section rate, suggests a new commentary published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG). … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Poverty during pregnancy causes high cortisol levels which are passed to fetus - Reported August 22, 2014   Women who are poor experience higher cortisol levels in pregnancy and give birth to infants with elevated levels of the stress hormone, putting them at … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Stress during pregnancy can be passed down through generations, rat study shows - Reported August 09, 2014   To better understand problems during pregnancies today, we should look to the experiences of our ancestors, research published in the open access journal … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Fertility researchers gather for Grand Rapids conference - Reported August 09, 2014   GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- More than 800 researchers from 36 countries are spending a week in Grand Rapids, sharing their research on fertility. Austrailian researcher Rebecca … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Letrozole may help women with polycystic ovary syndrome become pregnant - Reported July 12, 2014   The drug letrozole results in higher birth rates in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) than the current preferred infertility treatment drug, according … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Bladder control problems during menopause - Reported July 12, 2014   Bladder control problems or urinary incontinence can affect both men and women at any age. However, as women approach their midlife years, certain forms of incontinence become more common, … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Freeze-storage egg banking for egg donation treatment - Reported July 09, 2014   (The rapid freezing technique of vitrification is set to revolutionise egg donation as a fertility treatment by enabling freeze-storage egg-banking. The cryopreservation of eggs … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Grief in Pregnancy May Trigger Obesity in Adulthood - Reported July 07, 2014   (HealthDay News) 'Unborn children of mothers exposed to severe stress are more likely than others to grow up overweight or obese, even if that stress occurred months before … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy 'Generally Reassuring' Findings on Fertility Drugs But researchers still urge long-term monitoring - Reported July 04, 2014   Use of fertility drugs doesn't appear to increase a woman's long-term risk of breast, ovarian and uterine cancers, new research indicates. … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Obesity before pregnancy linked to preterm births - Reported June 26, 2014   Researchers have claimed that women, who are obese before they become pregnant, face an increased risk of delivering a very premature baby. The findings from the Stanford University … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Robot Birth - Reported June 06, 2014   Severe complications during childbirth are rare in the United States, but they do happen. A new high-tech set-up, with a “robotic” baby, trains delivery room doctors and nurses to respond to the unexpected, especially when … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Pregnancy Hormone May Reduce Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms - Reported June 03, 2014   For decades, women with multiple sclerosis have noticed that they tend to do better while they are pregnant. That has led to an experimental drug for the disease that's based on a … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Car crash risk may go up during pregnancy - Reported May 14, 2014   A woman's risk of having a serious car accident may increase in her second trimester of pregnancy, a large new Canadian study suggests. Researchers found that compared with the few years before … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy IV hormone infusion could treat common cause of infertility in women - Reported May 06, 2014     Researchers have succeeded in restoring hormones essential for fertility that are commonly lost in women who exercise intensively, according to research presented … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Whooping Cough Vaccination During Pregnancy Seems Safe: Study - Reported May 06, 2014     Vaccinating pregnant women during their third trimester to prevent tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis in their future offspring appears to be safe for both mother and … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Women going through menopause need to be better supported at work - Reported May 03, 2014     All women go through the menopause, and most women work, so how does the menopause affect women at work? This is the question asked by a group of researchers at La … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy High maternal BMI linked to poor pregnancy outcomes - Reported April 25, 2014     Women who have a high body mass index before pregnancy or in the early stages of pregnancy have a much higher risk of fetal death, stillbirth and infant death than women with a … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Fertility hopes raised as key to conception is discovered - Reported April 17, 2014     A VITAL component of female fertility has been uncovered by scientists in an advance that could pave the way for improved fertility treatments and contraceptives. The … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Saving Fallopian Tube Not Beneficial? - Reported March 14, 2014      A new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center observed pregnancy outcomes in regards to the two surgical treatments for ectopic pregnancy: salpingectomy, in which the fallopian tube is … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Mother to child HIV transmission at record low in the UK - Reported February 28, 2014   The rate of mother to child HIV transmission is at an all-time low in the UK, according to a paper published in the journal AIDS. The study examined over 12 000 pregnancies in … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Air Pollutants Linked to Hypertension in Pregnant Women - Reported February 14, 2014   Breathing outside polluted air increases a pregnant mother’s risk of developing hypertension, according to a study from the University of Florida. Researchers examined medical data … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Many Women Still Unaware of Fertility Issues - Reported January 28, 2014 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Half of reproductive-age women have never discussed fertility with their medical provider, is just one of many findings from a new survey from Yale University. Researchers developed an … [Read more...]