Female Fertility

Nutrition and female fertility.

The relation between nutrition and reproduction is of great practical importance both in human medicine and in animal husbandry. A great mass of data has already been accumulated on reproductive phenomena in nutritionally deficient states, but it can be said that progress in analysis of the problem by means of well-controlled experiments in the light of modern knowledge of nutritional science i...

Fertility in Female Albino Rats

The alcoholic extract of the roots of Polygonum hydropiper Linn. was fractionated by column adsorption chromatography. The various fractions obtained were tested for antifertility activity in female albino rats. Petroleum ether, petroleum ether +benzene (1:1 v/v) and benzene +chloroform (1:1 v/v) fractions prevented pregnancy in 8/10, 6/10 and 6/10 albino rats, respectively, while the first two...

Master regulators of female fertility.

Fertility and Female Labour Supply

The estimated relationship between the number of children and female labour supply is often negative; however, it is not clear whether this arises because of a causal effect of children on labour supply, or whether it is the result of heterogeneous preferences (women who have a preference for home-based activities have more children and a lower preference for market work). The fact that parents...

Onm-2: Obesity and Female Fertility

Background: Infertility & Obesity have often been linked among of reproductive age. Obesity results in an increased production of Estrogen and Androgen, these hormonal imbalances interfere with ovulation, which of course is the basis of successful conception. Obesity is a characteristic of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Obesity is linked to several health conditions, including cardiovascular...