LADYTIMER DAILY QUIZ
Mar 18, 2025
What is the most common cause of a miscarriage?
Foetal genetical abnormalities, specifically glitches with the foetus’s chromosomes, are the cause behind 70 percent of all early pregnancy miscarriages.
At what age does a woman’s risk of miscarriage drastically rise?
The older a woman is, the more abnormal ova they will have compared to healthy ova. When a woman reaches her mid thirties her chances of a miscarriage will rise by 16 percent, and by 44-46 years of age a woman’s chances of losing their child will have risen by 60 percent.
An increase in amount of cervical mucus is correlated with an increase in fertility leading to ovulation.
Changes in your cervical mucus can signal when you are fertile. After your period has finished, your cervical mucus gradually increases in amount and changes in texture. This change reflects the rising levels of the hormone oestrogen in your body. It also shows you are close to ovulating.
The largest determinant of female fertility is age.
Like it or not, age remains the biggest determinant of fertility. 'No matter how much you take care of yourself, you can't slow down ovarian aging,' says Dr. Kutluk Oktay, medical director at the Institute for Fertility Preservation at the Center for Human Reproduction in New York City.
PCOS symptoms include excess hair growth and acne.
Infrequent or prolonged menstrual periods, excess hair growth, acne, and obesity can all occur in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Enlargement of the veins in the testes will result in increased blood flow and stimulate sperm production and fertility.
Causes of male infertility may include enlarged veins in the testes can increase blood flow and heat, affecting the number and shape of sperm.
