Food for Thought: Keys to Fruitful Fertility

THURSDAY, May 3, 2018 -- If you're a woman who's trying to get pregnant, it might be a good idea to eat more fruit and cut back on fast food.

That's the advice of researchers who conducted a study following nearly 5,600 women in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland who had never had a baby and wanted to conceive.

Study Debunks Idea That Epilepsy Can Hamper Fertility

MONDAY, April 30, 2018 -- Having epilepsy doesn't appear to lower a woman's chances of becoming pregnant, new research finds.

"Our paper is a myth-buster," said study author Dr. Page Pennell, director of research in the division of epilepsy at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

Harms of Banned Pregnancy Drug Linger for Decades in Daughters

WEDNESDAY, May 2, 2018 -- Women who were exposed to synthetic estrogen (DES) in the womb and developed a rare form of cancer of the vagina and cervix continue to face an increased risk of death, a new study shows.

DES was once commonly given to pregnant women because it was believed it could prevent miscarriage and preterm birth.

Raised Blood Pressure Before Pregnancy Linked to Miscarriage

MONDAY, April 2, 2018 -- Young women with elevated blood pressure before pregnancy appear to have a greater risk of miscarriage, even if they haven't been diagnosed with full-blown high blood pressure, a new study suggests.

Risk of pregnancy loss increases about 18 percent for every 10-point increase in a young woman's diastolic blood pressure (the lower number), which indicates how much pressure your blood exerts within your arteries between heartbeats, researchers found.