Posts tagged “Hormones”

Is There A Link Between Fertility And Antioxidants?-0729

March 23rd, 2011
Is There A Link Between Fertility And Antioxidants?-0729

Ensuring you keep healthy by eating a proper diet filled with nutrients is the general advice. A proper diet would also include foods that contain antioxidants, the latter being important to prevent the degradation of cells in the body, caused by free radicals. While eating foods that are high in antioxidants is still important, scientists […]

Smoking may speed up hair loss-7138

November 23rd, 2010
Smoking may speed up hair loss-7138

A study carried out in Taiwan has concluded that smoking may cause hair loss to occur or to speed up in some men. Lin-Hui Su of the Far Eastern Memorial Hospital and Tony Hsiu-Hsi Chen of National Taiwan University in Taipei found that smoking can destroy hair follicles, interfere with the way important hormones and […]

Home-based infertility tests not always the best indicator-7188

October 28th, 2010
Home-based infertility tests not always the best indicator-7188

The process used by at-home tests to assess infertility may not be the most apt means for identifying female infertility, a new study has suggested. According to a University of North Carolina study, the cut-offs used by these tests that determine the intensity of a molecule, Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), might label some women as […]

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