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All articles tagged: Female infertility, unspecified (N97.9)

HealthDay 04 January at 03.55 PM

C-Section Tied to Subsequent Reduced Fecundability, Infertility

Among women with more than one child, those who had a previous cesarean delivery subsequently had a lower fecundability ratio and an increased infertility risk than those who had a vaginal delivery, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.Yeneabeba Tilahun Sima, M.D., from Uni

HealthDay 20 December at 10.58 PM

Waist Circumference Predicts Infertility in Child-Bearing-Aged Women

Waist circumference (WC) is a positive predictor of female infertility, independent of body mass index (BMI), according to a study published online Dec. 20 in PLOS ONE.Jierong Ke, from Huizhou Central People's Hospital in China, and colleagues examined the relationship between WC and infertility among women of child-bearing age.