Driving in the light mid-morning Lagos traffic of Saturday 2nd June 2018, I suddenly became engaged with the tune playing on the car radio. As a music enthusiast, I reflected on the song titled: Try Again, by the famous 22-year-old black American singer, actress, and model—Aaliyah—who was killed tragically in a plane crash few months after the song’s release in…
Women who regularly eat fast food and not enough fruit are more likely to struggle to conceive, a study suggests. A survey of 5,598 women found those who ate fast food four or more times a week took nearly a month longer to get pregnant than those who never or rarely ate it. Regular junk food eaters were also less…
A new Harvard study has found that there can be a connection between what women eat and their chances of getting pregnant. Certain foods also can increase men’s semen quality, it found. The review was published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology by Harvard University. The research recommends five particular foods to eat – and three to avoid…
Hormones vital for reproduction are “significantly lower” in men who work with toxic-filled electronic waste Nigerian men who work with electronic waste have much lower levels of crucial fertility hormones than men unexposed to the waste, according to a new study. The research, conducted in Benin City in southern Nigeria, suggests toxic metals and other contaminants in e-waste are reducing…
Symptoms of premature menopause are often the same as those experienced by women undergoing natural menopause. New Delhi: Mother’s premature menopause can affect her daughter’s fertility and is known as hereditary infertility. Menopause is the time that marks the end of the menstrual cycle due to the natural depletion of ovarian oocytes from ageing. The transition to menopause usually starts…
A man’s semen count is a marker of his general health, according to the largest study to date evaluating semen quality, reproductive function and metabolic risk in men referred for fertility evaluation. The study results, in 5,177 male partners of infertile couples from Italy, will be presented Sunday at ENDO 2018, the Endocrine Society’s 100th annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.…
Transcript from Andrology/Embryology Forum Dr. T. Timothy Smith Lauren asks: You said that you only/prefer to transfer embryos from ICSI in the blast stage. I am 36 and had three grade 2 (1 being best), 10 cell, day three embryos implanted (still waiting for results). My other 4 fertilized eggs did not make it to blast for freezing. This is…
Taking paracetamol during pregnancy may impair the future fertility of female offspring, according to a review published in Endocrine Connections. The article reviews three separate rodent studies that all report altered development in the reproductive systems of female offspring from mothers given paracetamol during pregnancy, which may impair their fertility in adulthood. Paracetamol, or acetaminophen, is an over-the-counter treatment for…
A study published in open-access journal Frontiers in Physiology, the study reports that obese men have increased levels of inflammatory markers in their seminal fluid and lower sperm quality, both of which correlate with their body mass index (BMI). The findings suggest that chronic inflammation in male reproductive organs explains the link between obesity and reduced fertility. Obesity is a…
A recent study suggests a link between increased consumption of sugar and infertility. There’s a surprising connection between consumption of sugar and fertility. Sugar-sweetened beverages consumed every day by either partner reduce the couple’s chances of pregnancy, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Epidemiology. Sugar or increased glucose levels in the body do not have a…
