#fertility

2:31am, 10th May, 2019

Unpacking the links: Chronic stress, fertility and the 'hunger hormone'

(RMIT University) A new study suggests high levels of the hormone ghrelin, which stimulates appetite and is also released during stress, could be harmful to some aspects of reproductive function.

Pausing Fertility: What Will Happen When the Eggs Thaw?

8:16am, 9th May, 2019

Tech

Pausing Fertility: What Will Happen When the Eggs Thaw?

Technical advances are driving a boom in egg freezing, which promises to let women put off pregnancy indefinitely. But will the science live up to the hype?-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Smoking and pre-eclampsia may cause fertility problems for offspring, study suggests

9:25am, 29th March, 2019

Humans

Smoking and pre-eclampsia may cause fertility problems for offspring, study suggests

(University of Cambridge) Low levels of oxygen in the womb -- which can be caused by smoking or conditions such as preeclampsia -- may cause problems with fertility later in life, a study carried out in rats suggests.