Can Probiotics Help People Get Pregnant? What Science Shows
Scientists are exploring whether special bacteria called probiotics might help people who struggle with infertility. The female reproductive system has its own …
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How Crohn's Surgery May Affect a Woman's Ability to Get Pregnant
A new case study describes a 33-year-old woman with Crohn's disease who had major bowel surgery at age 28 and then struggled to become pregnant through …
Read MoreMost Pregnant Women Don't Get Enough Vitamin D
Researchers looked at over 127,000 pregnant women across 116 studies to understand how common vitamin D deficiency is during pregnancy. They found that vitamin …
Read MoreCan Selenium Help Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes?
Researchers combined results from four studies involving 230 pregnant women to see if taking selenium supplements could help manage gestational diabetes (high …
Read MoreWhy Endometriosis Makes Getting Pregnant Harder: New Science Explains Why
Endometriosis is a painful condition where tissue grows in the wrong places inside a woman's body, and it can make it harder to get pregnant. Scientists …
Read MoreHalf of Pregnant Women in Ethiopia Lack Vitamin D
Researchers in Ethiopia discovered that nearly half of pregnant women in their first few months of pregnancy don't have enough vitamin D in their blood. …
Read MoreA Vitamin That May Protect Babies From an Epilepsy Drug
Researchers discovered that a common epilepsy medication called valproic acid can damage the placenta—the organ that feeds a baby during pregnancy. However, a …
Read MoreHow Mom's Health Shapes Your Gut Bacteria for Years to Come
Scientists in Iceland followed hundreds of children from birth to age 5, collecting samples to study how their gut bacteria develop. They discovered that …
Read MoreVitamins and Supplements May Help Women with Low Egg Count Get Pregnant
Scientists looked at 16 studies involving nearly 3,000 women who had trouble getting pregnant due to low egg reserves. They found that taking certain vitamins …
Read MoreVitamin D During Pregnancy May Help Kids With Eczema If Mom Smokes
Scientists studied 581 pregnant women to see if taking extra vitamin D could prevent their children from developing eczema and asthma. They found something …
Read MoreScientists Find Genetic Clues That May Predict Heart Defects in Babies
Researchers analyzed 175 studies to understand which genetic changes might increase the risk of babies being born with heart defects. They found 36 genetic …
Read MoreProbiotics May Help Some Pregnancy Problems in Overweight Women
Scientists looked at 8 studies with over 1,500 pregnant women who were overweight or obese to see if probiotics could help prevent pregnancy problems. While …
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