Hormone Leptin May Treat Infertility in Women
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An appetite-curbing hormone that failed to live up to its early buzz as a possible key to slowing obesity is now being probed as a potential aid for women who suffer from infertility and eating disorders.    "This represents essentially a new era for leptin," said Dr...
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An overweight woman's chances of getting pregnant steadily falls as her weight increases, research finds.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDayNews) -- Women who are overweight or obese are more likely to get pregnant while taking birth control pills than women of normal weight are, new research finds.
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WASHINGTON: A new study conducted by researchers at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has found that the weight regulating hormone, leptin, plays a crucial role in women&#39;s reproductive and neuro
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Scientists identify a protein that helps detect DNA damage in developing eggs which could help treat female infertility.
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Being either too thin or too heavy may lower a man&#39;s sperm count, in some cases enough to impair fertility, researchers report.
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Alternative therapies such as reflexology and herbal supplements may reduce a woman's chance of getting pregnant, experts said Wednesday.
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The lining of the uterus or  &quot;endometrium&quot; appears to play a small but significant role in  reducing fertility among women who are overweight, Spanish  researchers report.
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Many women, both surgically and naturally menopausal, probably were disappointed last week when a Food and Drug Administration advisory group recommended holding off approving a new libido patch to rev up womenâs low sex desire.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows overweight and obese women who take oral contraceptives are more likely to get pregnant while on the pill.
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NEW YORK  - Hormone therapy should still be offered and can benefit younger women going through menopause, members of the International Menopause Society (IMS) conclude in updated treatment recommendations.
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NEW YORK  - Hormone suppression and diet therapy can relieve pain in women with endometriosis who undergo conservative therapy, according to a report in the medical journal Fertility and Sterility.
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Ben &amp; Jerry might help you get pregnant, but not in the usual way. A diet rich in ice cream and other high-fat dairy foods may lower the risk of one type of infertility, a study suggests. It sounds too good to be true and probably is, some doctors say.
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BOSTON Oct. 5, 2004 - An appetite-curbing hormone that failed to live up to its early buzz as a possible key to slowing obesity is now being probed as a potential aid for women who suffer from infertility and eating disorders.
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NEW YORK  - Many young women diagnosed with  breast cancer overestimate their risk of becoming infertile  while undergoing treatment, a new study shows.
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NEW YORK  - The lining of the uterus or "endometrium" appears to play a small but significant role in reducing fertility among women who are overweight, Spanish researchers report.
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Being overweight negatively affects fertility in both men and women, according to two recently released studies, the AP/Yahoo! News reports.