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New Stem Cell Research Aims to Stop Boys Losing Fertility after Childhood Cancer Treatment

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Earlier research has indeed shown that it was possible to perform a transplant of sperm stem cells from donors into the testes of infertile mice, thus restoring their fertility. However, the testes of prepubescent boys do contain so few immature sperm cells that it would be impossible to do this without actually multiplying them in the lab. It has also been observed that by isolating particular cells from the tests referred to as endothelial cells, which have been found to be critical in supporting the growth of the immature sperm cells. Efforts have been also made to a cocktail of 5 key proteins thus produced by these endothelial cells that were essential in order to keep the sperm stem cells alive and also replicate them on a long-term basis. Furthermore, tests were conducted on the method in infertile mice and were also able to restore fertility, which has been proven by the male mice that have been fathering pups. For years, in fact, researchers have indeed been trying to fin

Can Losing Weight Increase Your Chances of Getting Pregnant?

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It has been observed that certain lifestyle habits do die hard, and one has to overcome them which is rather a difficult proposition. These habits can make one put on weight too and changing such habits is not so easy. Weight levels do matter in making conception easy. Body Mass Index (BMI) does inform one whether someone is underweight, healthy weight or overweight. It is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared. BMI does not of course perfectly correlate with fat mass. It does no doubt provide an idea of disease risk. For women who are of healthy weight, a weight gain of 11.5 to 16 kg during pregnancy is recommended. Overweight and obese adults are no doubt at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, pancreatitis, and musculoskeletal diseases. Infertility in overweight and obese men Increased weight in males disrupts hormones and increases inflammation in