fertility problems

Eating Disorders Affect Fertility, Pregnancy

WebMD Health  Fri, 08/05/2011 - 11:09

Plate containing apple core and pregnancy test

Women with anorexia or bulimia or a history of eating disorders have more fertility problems, unplanned pregnancies, and negative feelings about having a child than women with no such history, a new study from the United Kingdom finds.


 

Doctors report alarming increase in mumps-related testicle probl...

EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases  Mon, 03/29/2010 - 22:00

(Wiley-Blackwell) Urologists at a leading Irish hospital have reported an alarming increase in the number of teenage boys and young men developing mumps orchitis.

They are urging colleagues to offer the MMR vaccine to unvaccinated males in the 15-24 age group and educate them about the condition, which causes one or both testicles to swell and can lead to fertility problems.


 

Study: More sex may help damaged sperm

Headlines from the Associated Press  Tue, 06/30/2009 - 04:41

LONDON (AP) -- For men with fertility problems, some doctors are prescribing a very conventional way to have a baby: more sex....