July 7, 2011
We want the best for our children, that’s a given, and it starts with the best health possible. We know how to provide that when a child is born, but what if we could start when they’re in the womb? Fetal programming is a term for using medication to change the environment in the uterus in order ...
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Metformin,
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type 2 diabetes,
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July 4, 2011
For overweight women who can’t get pregnant, weight loss surgery might be an option to increase their chances. The link between weight and fertility is still “meager” at this point, with more studies needed to give women definite answers, but a growing number of women are having bariatric surgery if they can’t lose weight by ...
Tags: bariatric surgery,
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fertility,
fertility treatments,
healthy lifestyle,
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