infertility

  • Woman Taking Supplements for Infertility Gets Lead Poisoning Instead

    Woman Taking Supplements for Infertility Gets Lead Poisoning Instead

    A Canadian woman’s attempt to treat her infertility went drastically wrong, her doctors say. In a new case report this week, they detail how she developed lead poisoning from taking supplements filled with the toxic metal. The woman’s symptoms were successfully treated. This discovery prompted authorities to seize other contaminated products from her alternative medicine…


  • Infertile Worms May Be Immune To Brain Deterioration

    Infertile Worms May Be Immune To Brain Deterioration

    Worms infected by bacteria often start showing signs of serious nerve damage in the brain. If a worm happens to be infertile, it can weather an infection without damage to its neurons. Scientists hope that figuring out why infertility and resistance to nerve damage are linked might help us someday fight human diseases like Alzheimer’s…