Childhood exposure to the 1944-1945 Dutch famine and subsequent female reproductive function
BACKGROUND: Childhood caloric restriction may lead to permanent changes in the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis, which could lead to impaired female reproductive ability. We assessed the effect of childhood exposure to the 1944-1945 Dutch famine on subsequent female reproductive function. METHODS: This was a population-based cohort study in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Between 1983 and 1985, 6030 women born between 1932-1941 were classified by questionnaire according to their famine exposure experiences. Dates of marriage, first and second childbirth, and information on a medical reason for hav... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2005 |
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Oxford University Press
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Schlagwörter: | Article |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26632752 |
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Link(s) : | http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/dei090v1 |