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Are Mediterranean Diets Good for Pregnant Women?

The Mediterranean diet most certainly has been implicated in improved heart health. But, are Mediterranean diets good for pregnant women, too? Some of the longest life-expectancies come from the Mediterranean Sea…

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Male Rejuvination: Perspective for the Fertility World

Male rejuvenation is the coined-term that refers to the use of androgens and alternate hormones to achieve a variety of health benefits. It implies the reversal or slowing of changes…

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Seafood and Pregnancy

Seafood and pregnancy: Is it safe? The mantra of food consumption and pregnancy has been to be weary of seafood. Certainly, the well-publicized association between increased mercury levels garnered from…

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An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Lifetime

Prenatal care is the reason for the dramatic reduction of maternal illness and mortality in the United States. Initially, this care was focused on the major pregnancy complications: blood pressure,…

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Promoting Women’s Health in the Digital Age

The CDC (Center for Disease Control) has focused efforts into developing new tools to aid in promoting women’s health in the digital age, healthful pregnancy and birth into early childhood.…

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Is There a Link Between Celiac Disease and Reproduction?

Celiac disease is not new. However, in recent years, it has gained more awareness in the public eye. It is a chronic disease whose cause is intolerance to ingested gluten.…

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Leptin, the Hunger Hormone

Many hormones and interactions are crucial to the dynamic process we call reproduction. What remains elusive is whether there is a single molecular switch, a common regulatory element that governs…

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Lack of Sleep Linked to Reduced Semen Quality

“A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.” Underlying this anonymous, Irish proverb there is probably truth. Most recently, the association between lack…

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Unclear Association Between Low Birth Weight and IVF

Infertility management and success has blossomed since the late 1970s. Technologic advances have spurned increased success and availability. In recent years, the concern for safety to both the child and…

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