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Pregnant women should avoid perfumes
Pregnant women are being urged to stop using perfumes or scented creams after research suggested the products could cause unborn boys to suffer infertility or cancer in later life. It found the reproductive systems of male foetuses were damaged at as early as eight weeks’ gestation by chemicals found in cosmetics. Professor Richard Sharpe, who…
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Tagged artificial chemicals, Cancer, Cryptorchidism, Edinburgh University, Endocrine system, Fertility, Gender, Infertility, low sperm count, Medical Research Council's Human Sciences Unit, Pregnancy, Reproductive system, reproductive systems, Richard Sharpe, testicular cancer, Testosterone
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Children’s Fingers Predict Maths And English Abilities
Parents can predict their children’s performance in Maths and English simply by looking at their hands, according to research. Scientists from the University of Bath found that literacy and numeracy skills are linked to the length of a child’s fingers. Children with shorter ring fingers had better math skills, while those with longer ring fingers…
Male fertility is set in the womb
Male fertility problems are determined in the womb, research from the University of Edinburgh suggests. Common genital disorders, low sperm count and testicular cancer could all be linked to hormone levels early in pregnancy, studies in rats suggest. It was found that levels of male hormones, such as testosterone, in a critical “window” at 8-12…
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Tagged Common genital disorders, Cryptorchidism, disorders, Fertility preservation, Hypospadias, Infertility, low sperm count, Medical Research Council Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, Michelle Welsh, Reproductive system, Richard Sharpe, senior lecturer, Study leader, Testicle, testicular cancer, Testosterone, the Journal of Clinical Investigation, University of Edinburgh, University of Sheffield
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Hormone Link To Tomboys
Women who have higher levels of the hormone testosterone could be more likely to have baby girls who become tomboys. A team of scientists from London’s City University conducted a study of several hundred women to look at the effect of nature versus nurture as part of the on-going ALSPAC project. Whilst the women were…
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Tagged City University, Endocrine system, Gender, Melissa Hines, Neuroendocrinology, Testosterone
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Preferred hand is determined in the womb
Whether a person is right or left-handed is decided in the womb and according to a report published in New Scientist magazine. The research by a team from Belfast’s Queen’s University, suggests that the hand a 10-week old foetus favours is the one they will prefer to use throughout life. In one part of their study, the Belfast…
Posted in News, Pregnancy
Tagged allergy, Autism, Breast milk, Breastfeeding, Cancer, Childhood, Department of Health, Family, Fertility, Gwyneth Paltrow, Midwife, milk, Miscarriage, National Childbirth Trust, Parenting, Pre-eclampsia, Royal College of Midwives, Sleep, SMA Nutrition, SMA Wysoy 860g cans, Sudden infant death syndrome, Testosterone, Wyeth
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Common painkillers a headache for baby boys
Some common painkillers and other medications could make the brain of a baby boy less masculine if taken in pregnancy, and reduce sex drive in later life, according to a study published at the weekend. The research reported in the journal Nature Neuroscience by Prof Margaret McCarthy of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, reinforces the advice given…
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Tagged Aspirin, Baltimore, Endocrine system, headache, Ieuan Hughes, Indometacin, indomethacin, Margaret McCarthy, Maryland, Mc Carthy, Miscarriage, Nigel Brown, Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Pregnancy, Testosterone, University of Cambridge, University of Maryland
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Testosterone link to autism
Researchers at Cambridge University have suggested that autism, a condition that affects social development and communication, may be related to high levels of the male sex hormone testosterone produced while a baby is developing in the womb. Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, director of the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University, and his team measured the levels…
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Tagged Autism, Causes of autism, Hormone, Male reproductive system, special needs, Testosterone
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Feisty Women More Likely to Have Boys
Feisty women are more likely to give birth to boys than girls, according to scientists. High levels of testosterone in the womb – apparently evident in more aggressive women – provide a much better environment for the sperm coded to produce boys, they claim. But fiery females whose hearts are set on a daughter shouldn’t throw…
Posted in Conception, News
Tagged Fertility, Gender, In vitro fertilisation, Pregnancy, Testosterone
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