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Maternal preconception and gender selection
Maternal preconception and gender selection has long been a controversial topic. Are you more likely to conceive a boy if you eat red meat, and a girl if you make love under a full moon? Oldwives tales and fantasies exploring sexual position, diet, and dominance circulate the Internet however how can we logically distinguish between fact and fiction?
The topic has widespread cultural implications. Sex-related abortions are on the increase in China and India where local customs and religious virtues appear to strongly correlate with the systematic elimination of girls.
In an effort to challenge the dogma of chance fertilization two main research streams have explored variations in maternal condition and gender conception. The ‘Maternal Dominance’ hypothesis has suggested trait dominance, underpinned by serum testosterone, correlates with increased male conception rates. The second, ‘Maternal condition’ hypothesis relates to pre-conceptual maternal diet, investigating variations in both quantity and quality of diet and effects on sex ratios. However such assumptions have been difficult to replicate and more recent evidence has suggested changes in maternal condition may have a stronger influence
Maternal adaptations in behavior appear to closely correlate with biased gender ratios and can have wider connotations on sex-linked disease inheritance. However unless we can identify molecular mechanisms influencing the intrauterine environment and follicular development, hypothesis will remain mere assumptions.
Langhit Kurar
almost 10 years ago

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Legal and Ethical Issues in Medical Treatment of Children with Variations of Sex Anatomy
Speaker: Anne Tamar-Mattis
An estimated 1 in 2,000 babies is born with a Difference of Sex Development (DSD or intersex condition). Currently, there is much controversy regarding the best course of treatment for those children with DSD born with atypical genitals. However, little attention has gone to the process of decision-making, or to other important questions such as sterilization of children with DSD or protecting privacy rights.
This workshop begins with an overview of the biology of DSD and the basic legal and ethical principles of surrogate consent in pediatric cases. We will then discuss some key legal and ethical questions.
Participants will become familiar with key legal and ethical issues in the treatment of children with DSDs, with special attention to unsettled questions of law and uncertain medical outcomes. Participants will deepen their understanding of the ethics and law of surrogate decision-making for children. Participants will be able to identify potential situations in the treatment of children with DSDs where additional legal or ethical consultation may be indicated.
Nicole Chalmers
about 7 years ago

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Global Epidemiology of HIV Infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men | The New York Academy of Sciences
At the NYAS March 2011 Music, Science and Medicine conference,
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and 2010 Blavatnik Award winner, Daniela Schiller, talks to Roger Bingham about how she got into science and reviews research in modifying fear memories.
nyas.org
almost 7 years ago

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Addison's Disease - Adrenal Insufficiency
Adrenal Insufficiency - Hypoadrenalism Primary hypoadrenalism This term is synonymous with Addison’s disease. In this condition, there is destruction of the adrenal cortex. The presentation is notoriously varied and vague. It is potentially fatal. There will be a lack of secretion of cortisol, aldosterone and sex hormone.
almostadoctor.com - free medical student revision notes
almost 7 years ago

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CHA2DS2-VASc
CHADSVASc score for assessing the risk of stroke in AF Congestive heart failure (1 point) Hypertension (1 point) Age >75 years (2 point) Diabetes Mellitus (1 point) Prior Stroke or TIA (2 points) Vascular disease (e.g. PVD, MI) (1 point) Age 64-75 years (1 point) Sex (female) (1 point) Anticoagulation based on the CHADS2 score:
almostadoctor.com - free medical student revision notes
almost 7 years ago

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Let's talk about sex and endometriosis
Stream Let's talk about sex and endometriosis by BMJ talk medicine from desktop or your mobile device
SoundCloud
almost 7 years ago

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Quantification of risk factors for herpes zoster: population based case-control study
Participants 144 959 adults diagnosed with zoster between 2000 and 2011; 549 336 age, sex, and practice matched controls.
bmj.com
almost 7 years ago
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Quantification of risk factors for herpes zoster: population based case-control study
Participants 144 959 adults diagnosed with zoster between 2000 and 2011; 549 336 age, sex, and practice matched controls.
bmj.com
almost 7 years ago

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Quantification of risk factors for herpes zoster: population based case-control study
Participants 144 959 adults diagnosed with zoster between 2000 and 2011; 549 336 age, sex, and practice matched controls.
bmj.com
almost 7 years ago

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Quantification of risk factors for herpes zoster: population based case-control study
Participants 144 959 adults diagnosed with zoster between 2000 and 2011; 549 336 age, sex, and practice matched controls.
bmj.com
almost 7 years ago

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Quantification of risk factors for herpes zoster: population based case-control study
Participants 144 959 adults diagnosed with zoster between 2000 and 2011; 549 336 age, sex, and practice matched controls.
bmj.com
almost 7 years ago

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Let's talk about sex and endometriosis
Stream Let's talk about sex and endometriosis by BMJ talk medicine from desktop or your mobile device
SoundCloud
almost 7 years ago
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Evening the score on sex drugs: feminist movement or marketing masquerade?
Ahead of this month’s FDA workshop on patient focused drug development for women’s sexual problems, Ray Moynihan questions a campaign to get a rejected drug licensed
bmj.com
over 6 years ago

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The prevalence of and factors associated with paying for sex among men resident in Britain
Stream The prevalence of and factors associated with paying for sex among men resident in Britain by BMJ talk medicine from desktop or your mobile device
SoundCloud
about 6 years ago

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Cancer incidence for common cancers
The latest common cancer Incidence statistics for the UK for Health Professionals. See data for sex, most common cancers, trends over time, variation in the UK and more.
cancerresearchuk.org
about 6 years ago