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is defined as failure for a couple to conceive after 12 months of unprotected sexual intercourse when the female partner is under the age of 35, or 6 months of unprotected intercourse she is 35 years of age or older. ...
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Nigeria: Nursing Mothers Warned Against Fake Milk
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned nursing mothers against the dangers of fake instant milk named SMA Gold now in circulation.
Niger: Conflict Disrupts Maternal Health Care
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Nigeria: Mortality Rate - Sylva's Spouse Hails Turai
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Uganda: Mother-to-Child HIV Prevention Questioned
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Kenya: Catholic Group Opposes Proposed Pro-Abortion Law
A Catholic lobby group has expressed stiff opposition to plans to legalize abortion on demand in Kenya.
Nigeria: Commissioners Laud NGO's Fight Against Maternal Mortality
In its multi-dimensional fight against maternal mortality in Kaduna State, the commissioners for Health, Economic Planning and Finance have both pledged to collaborate with the Development Research Project Centre (DRPC), in the campaign against the problem in the state and in the North-West zone.
Nigeria: Govt Earmarks N1.7Billion for Maternal Child Health Care
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Nigeria: Malnutrition, Major Cause of Child Mortality - Commissioner
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Nigeria: Expert Makes Case for Free Ante-Natal Care
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Rwanda: Political Will Essential for Success of Family Planning
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Namibia: Clubs Prevent Teen Pregnancies
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Kenya: Proposed Abortion Law Criticised By Don
The proposed abortion law will deprive parents of their right, obligation and duty in their children's development, a university don said on Saturday.
A New Hope for HIV-Positive Pregnant Mothers
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Kenya: Pro-Abortion Law Opposed
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Nigeria: Govt Earmarks N6 Billion for Free Medicare
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Nigeria: UNFPA Vows to Tackle Maternal, Child Mortality Maternal, Child Mortality
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Uganda: Women MPs Take Health Drive to Barracks
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Rwanda: More Rural Women Look to the Birth-Control Pill
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Threats To Male Fertility
By By Oneil Wilson
Both a man and the woman need to be healthy in order to produce a child. When a couple cannot conceive a child in a span of one year, they might be having problems. According to research, affects 10% (or about 6.1 million) Americans in the reproductive age. Contrary to myth, is not always a "woman's problem." A third of the cases (about 35% are actually due to male factors. Infertility in men may be caused by many factors such as low sperm count (or nothing at all), ejaculation problems, or "abnormal" sperm, which is said to be malformed and have a short life span. Generally, your fertility is based upon your general health. If you live a healthy lifestyle, there is a high probability that your sperm will also be healthy. There are quite a number of threats that may affect male fertility. Nicotine, alcohol and drugs (e.g., marijuana and cocaine) are on the top of the list. According to studies, smoking drastically decreases the sperm count and overall health of sperm cells. Poor diet (malnutrition) can also contribute to male infertility, including deficiency in vitamin C and zinc in your diet. Some diseases (e.g., tuberculosis, fevers, anemia, and mumps in adulthood) and infections are also suspect. These are infections of the reproductive system such as epididymitis, orchitis, and prostatitis. Some sexually transmitted disease such as chlamydia or gonorrhea also damages the spermatic
National Briefing | Science and Health: Abortion Does Not Cause Mental Illness, Panel Says
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Los Angeles Stages a Fast Food Intervention
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Recipes for Health: Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
An easy summer salad that makes the most of seasonal chickpeas.
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As Swimming Records Fall, Technology Muddies the Water
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Well: Early Test for Cancer Isn’t Always Best Course
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Prescriptions for Health, the Environmental Kind
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Vital Signs: Childbirth: Highway Proximity Linked to Birth Weight
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ducts. You also risk transmitting your disease to your partner causing her to be infertile. Some medications are also believed to be causes of male infertility. This include cancer-treating agents (e.g., chemotheraphy), anti-fungal medication (ketoconazole), antidiarrheal drug (sulfasalazine), Azulfidine (a drug used to treat ulcerative colitis), and some groups of antibiotics (nitrofurans and macrolides). Likewise, the use of anabolic steroids is also known to cause testicular shrinkage and infertility. Other threats to male fertility also include testosterone deficiency, trauma or injury to the testes, structural abnormality or blockage in the vas deferens, and varicocele, a varicose vein in the testicle that produces too much heat harming and killing sperm. Some are also connected to your lifestyle, like excessive stress, overly intense exercise (may lower your sperm count by producing higher levels of adrenal steroid hormones, which lower the amount of testosterone in the body), tight underwear or jogging pants, hot tubs, saunas, or anything that raises the temperature of your scrotum, including overheated vehicles and hot work environments, and exposure to environmental hazards such as pesticides, lead, paint, mercury, benzene, boron, radiation (x-ray), radioactive substances, and heavy metals. Increase Sperm Volume - http://www.volumepillsfacts.com
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Improving Reproductive Health- Male Infertility Treatment
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Aromatherapy: Naturally Treating Infertility
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