Environmental Toxins and Toxins in Your Kitchen Toss Your Non-Stick Cookware Today! What Are Toxins And What Do They Do? As the media makes us more aware of the toxins in plastics and pesticides, new ones continue to emerge right under our nose. They’ve invaded our water, food and even our air, which can affect […] Read more…
Fertility and Sterility Volume 97, Issue 3 , Pages 599-611, March 2012 Effects of acupuncture on pregnancy rates in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: a systematic review and meta-analysis Objective To evaluate the effect of acupuncture on in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Patient(s) Women undergoing IVF in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) who were evaluated […] Read more…
Fertility & Sterility 2006 May;85(5):1347-51. Epub 2006 Apr 17. Effect of acupuncture on the outcome of in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a randomized, prospective, controlled clinical study. Dieterle S, Ying G, Hatzmann W, Neuer A. Source Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Witten/Herdecke, Dortmund, Germany. Dieterle@IVF-Dortmund.de Abstract OBJECTIVE: To determine […] Read more…
Fertility and Sterility Volume 92, Issue 6 , Pages 1870-1879, December 2009 Changes in serum cortisol and prolactin associated with acupuncture during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in women undergoing in vitro fertilization–embryo transfer treatment Received 22 May 2008; received in revised form 24 October 2008; accepted 28 October 2008. published online 31 December 2008. Objective: To […] Read more…
Received: March 6, 2014; Received in revised form: May 13, 2014; Accepted: May 27, 2014; Published Online: July 10, 2014 Endocrine disruptors and human reproductive failure: the in vitro effect of phthalates on human luteal cells Federica Romani, M.D.correspondenceemail, Anna Tropea, M.D., Ph.D., Elisa Scarinci, M.D., Alex Federico, M.D., Cinzia Dello Russo, M.D., Ph.D., Lucia […] Read more…
What is Post-Partum Depression? As much love as new parents have for their baby, this phenomena is a common occurrence, affecting up to 25% of new mothers and women who have had miscarriages. Chemical changes in the mother’s body develop upon delivery, and frequently induce a state full of mood shifts. Though this overflow of […] Read more…
Received 14 October 2014, Revised 20 February 2015, Accepted 21 February 2015, Available online 3 March 2015 Prenatal phthalate exposure and reproductive function in young men Jonatan Axelssona, Lars Rylanderb, Anna Rignell-Hydbomb, Christian H. Lindhb, Bo A.G. Jönssonb, Aleksander Giwercmana Abstract Background Prenatal exposure to phthalates is suggested to negatively impact male reproductive function, but […] Read more…
Endocrine disrupting chemicals lead to earlier age of menopause: a cross-sectional study using the US population-based NHANES database N.M. Grindler, J.E. Allsworth, K.A. Roehl, A.R. Cooper. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Washington Univer- sity, St Louis, MO; bObstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Clinical Re- search, Washington University, St Louis, MO. Monday, […] Read more…