Human reproduction is completely dependent on the health of an underestimated but vital organ: the endometrium. Here’s how it works.
- Professor and Director, Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide University
Pregnant women exposed to bushfire smoke face a higher risk of complications including gestational diabetes, high blood pressure and giving birth prematurely.
A new study shows that as the father’s age increases, so too the chances of the baby being born prematurely, having a low birth weight, or requiring medical intervention after delivery.
Health benefits come with regular sexual contact with the same male partner before pregnancy commences.
In pregnancy, immune cells help the uterus tolerate and nurture the embryo despite it carrying foreign genes from the father. In most women, suppressing immunity will likely cause more harm than good.
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