Led by Prof. Aaron Blackwell, of the Department of Anthropology at the University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB), the study found infection with different species of helminths – a class of intestinal parasitic worms – can either positively or negatively impact a woman's fertility. 20 нояб. 2015 г.
Can worms affect fertility?
Can a parasite be good for you? Although some types of infection seem to lower a woman's fertility, there's evidence that women infected with roundworm have more children.
Can having pinworms affect fertility?
One previous case of infertility was attributed to the pinworm. Our patient has suffered with chronic abdominal pain since the initial presentation, prompting multiple surgical interventions and may be at risk of future problems with infertility, ectopic pregnancy, and continuing abdominal-pelvic pain.
Can a worm impregnate a woman?
Infection with a species of parasitic worm increases the fertility of women, say scientists. A study of 986 indigenous women in Bolivia indicated a lifetime of Ascaris lumbricoides, a type of roundworm, infection led to an extra two children.
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