CONTENTS
50 COVER STORY
A deep dive into the efficacy, safety, and ethics of nuclear genome
transfer, a groundbreaking fertility treatment to prevent genetic
disorders being passed on
58 Want a baby? Change your diet
Ovulation-related infertility can benefit from new “pro-fertility
diet”
58
Want a baby? Change
your diet
60 Scant research on endometriosis means women’s
voices are left unheard
Cultural taboos and GP reticence mean diagnosis of the abnormal
lining of the uterus is often delayed by years
66 Faster diagnostic tests are critically needed to
fight superbugs
Pinpointing specific pathogens in a patient would mean less need
for broad-spectrum antimicrobials as resistance to them soars
72 Counting Babies
Dr Ang Peng Tiam offers advice on the options for treating cancer
in women wanting to get pregnant
74 Physiotherapy might ease the pain of
endometriosis
72
Counting Babies
Kanika Sabhani explains this vaginal condition and possible
physical therapy interventions
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