Guest guest Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Hi all, Since a large part of our business deals with infertility, I thought I'll post this interesting article. Taken from: http://uk.news./050407/325/ffu4i.html LONDON (Reuters) - Smoking reduces the chances that women undergoing IVF fertility treatment will have a baby -- equivalent to aging them ten years. Being overweight can also limit the odds of becoming a mother, according to new research reported on Thursday. " What our research clearly shows is that both smoking and being overweight unfavourably affect the live birth rate after IVF, " said Professor Didi Braat of Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in the Netherlands. " It is comparable to adding a decade to the reproductive age of a 20-year-old. This means it makes her the equivalent of a 30-year-old non-smoker in reproductive terms. " In the study, which is reported in the journal Human Reproduction, the researchers examined the success rates of 8,457 women after their first cycle of IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) and life-style factors. Women who were overweight had a 33 percent lower chance of having a child after the first treatment than other patients in the study. The effect of smoking and being overweight were most prominent in women with " unexplained sub-fertility " , where the reason they do not conceive naturally is not established. That suggests that these women in particular would be able to improve their chances of having a child if they quit smoking and lost weight, researchers said. The live birth rate of smokers with unexplained sub-fertility was 13 percent. In non-smoking women with the same diagnosis it was 20 percent, said Dr Bea Lintsen, a co-author of the study. Attilio: Anyone got an idea how you would explain this smoking relation to that of TCM? Kind regards Attilio D'Alberto Doctor of (Beijing, China) BSc (Hons) TCM MATCM 07786198900 attiliodalberto <http://www.attiliodalberto.com/> www.attiliodalberto.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2005 Report Share Posted April 9, 2005 Attilio: " Pathologically lung cancer is caused by invasion of the lung by exogenous toxic factors which stagnate pulmonary Qi, blocks vessels and meridians, resulting in the stagnation of Qi and blood and the formation of tumors. " The attack on the lung by exogenous pathogenic factors prevents the lung from performing its normal function in transportation and transformation, leading to stagnation of endogenous dampness in the lung and formation of mass after prolonged retention. " Or internal damage by exogenous pathogenic factors and penetration of virulent factors may lead to impairment of yin and yang, failure of the spleen to transform due to asthenia and insufficiency of renal Qi. These pathological changes consequently result in disorder of pulmonary Qi, un-smooth activity of Qi and blood circulation, which stagnates to form tumors... " " Typical ( sic - Special - Te se) TCM Therapy for Lung Cancer " Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Press, Wu Mianhua, et al, 2004 p. 18 There's a bit more, but that's the gist. Regards, Jack --- Attilio D'Alberto <attiliodalberto wrote: > Hi all, > > Since a large part of our business deals with > infertility, I thought I'll > post this interesting article. Taken from: > http://uk.news./050407/325/ffu4i.html > > LONDON (Reuters) - Smoking reduces the chances that > women undergoing IVF > fertility treatment will have a baby -- equivalent > to aging them ten years. > > Being overweight can also limit the odds of becoming > a mother, according to > new research reported on Thursday. > > > " What our research clearly shows is that both > smoking and being overweight > unfavourably affect the live birth rate after IVF, " > said Professor Didi > Braat of Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre > in the Netherlands. > > > " It is comparable to adding a decade to the > reproductive age of a > 20-year-old. This means it makes her the equivalent > of a 30-year-old > non-smoker in reproductive terms. " > > > In the study, which is reported in the journal Human > Reproduction, the > researchers examined the success rates of 8,457 > women after their first > cycle of IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) and life-style > factors. > > > Women who were overweight had a 33 percent lower > chance of having a child > after the first treatment than other patients in the > study. > > > The effect of smoking and being overweight were most > prominent in women with > " unexplained sub-fertility " , where the reason they > do not conceive naturally > is not established. > > > That suggests that these women in particular would > be able to improve their > chances of having a child if they quit smoking and > lost weight, researchers > said. > > > The live birth rate of smokers with unexplained > sub-fertility was 13 > percent. In non-smoking women with the same > diagnosis it was 20 percent, > said Dr Bea Lintsen, a co-author of the study. > > > Attilio: Anyone got an idea how you would explain > this smoking relation to > that of TCM? > > Kind regards > > Attilio D'Alberto > Doctor of (Beijing, China) > BSc (Hons) TCM MATCM > 07786198900 > attiliodalberto > <http://www.attiliodalberto.com/> > www.attiliodalberto.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail./mail_250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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