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Cardiff Science Cafe - Does Stress Reduce Your Fertility Potential?
When: Tuesday 5th February 2008 - 7.30 pm
Where: Cafe Bar at The Gate Arts Centre, Keppoch St, Roath, CF24 3JW (just off City Road)
Dr Jacky Boivin, Cardiff University
Tuesday 5th February, 7.30 pm
Most people think stress interferes with fertility, and there is good cause to have this belief. The mind and reproductive organs inhabit the same body, and that body houses a multitude of complex interconnections including those linking the hormonal systems responsible for stress and reproduction. From an evolutionary perspective it makes sense that humans would have evolved a mechanism to stop them from reproducing in high stress conditions. However, the fact that every year millions of women give birth in extremely harsh conditions of poverty, famine and war shows that stress may not have the same effects in humans as it does in non-human animals. Can these perspectives be reconciled? Join us at the Science Café to find out. Entrance FREE