Hormone Leptin May Treat Infertility
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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.
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BOSTON - 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  - 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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Research from Australia in this week&#39;s issue of THE LANCET (p 1513) suggests that tall girls given oestrogen therapy in adolescence to reduce adult height are more likely to experience later fertility problems than the general population.
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The contraceptive pill is less likely to work in women who are obese or overweight, according to new research. Scientists from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle found that overweight women
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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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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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Weight loss appears to improve egg release in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a disease involving enlargement of the ovaries often associated with obesity, menstrual problems, and infertility, new research shows. This could increase their chances of becoming pregnant.
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NEW YORK  - Experiments in mice show that  treating uterine fibroids with gene therapy that inactivates  the fibroid's estrogen receptors causes them to shrink. This  might lead to a way to deal with fibroids without impairing a  woman's fertility, researchers say.
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Dec. 29, 2004 -- For overweight women, birth control pills don&#39;t offer as reliable protection against pregnancy as one might think, new research shows.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with the diabetes  drug rosiglitazone, which is marketed under the trade name  Avandia, can restore ovulation in obese women with polycystic  ovary syndrome (PCOS), a disease involving high levels of male  hormones resulting in fertility and menstrual problems, new  research shows.
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Scientists believe that some cases of infertility might be treated by injections of a hormone.
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A small experiment has concluded that twice daily injections of the hormone leptin, best known to regulate appetite and weight, can jump-start an idling reproductive system.
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Overweight women have a greater chance of becoming pregnant because their Pill has failed, research finds.
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Leptin, the hormone best known to control appetite, also appears to play a major role in fertility and bone development in women. A small, new study
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Scientists in Japan have identified a molecule responsible for making mammals feel full, a discovery that could lead to new ways to treat obesity in humans.
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New research suggests that obesity can reduce the quality of men&#39;s sperm as well as lower a woman&#39;s chances of successfully conceiving a child using in vitro fertilization.