A new study, published in the journal European Journal of Preventative Cardiology, showed a link between prospective parents’ drinking prior to conceiving and congenital heart defects in babies.
The study was a meta-analysis that reviewed existing studies on the topic. When putting the data from those studies together, this one found that fathers who drank alcohol during the three …
A woman in Los Angeles County has the first confirmed case of sexually transmitted Zika virus infection in the county. The infection was reported by Los Angeles County health officials last week.
The woman was infected by her partner, who had traveled to Mexico in early November. She had not traveled to Mexico, but obtained the infection from unprotected intercourse …
As reported in USA Today: Popular antidepressants Paxil and Prozac are linked to higher rates of birth defects, but several similar drugs used to treat depression in pregnant women carry no such risks, a new study found.
The study, from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), analyzed conflicting results from previous studies along with new data …
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, women with polycystic ovary syndrome who are struggling with infertility may have a better chance at getting pregnant with a medication different than the one typically used in clinics today, Clomid, new research suggests.
A 750-women government-funded study, one of the largest to date looking at infertility and PCOS, found …
In a widely reported study, the ICSI procedure was found to result in a greater chance of congenital abnormalities than either in the general or infertility population. It's well-known that couples dealing with infertility have a higher chance if birth defects so the real question is whether the increase seen in this study is due to the procedure or …
