Topic: ovulation

Putrescine Fertility Water Could Keep Aging Eggs In Good Shape

Putrescine Fertility Water Could Keep Aging Eggs In Good Shape

It seems a little bit too fantastical, but Canadian researcher Johné Liu may just have discovered the fountain of fertility, so to speak. The main reason women over 35 have reduced fertility, more miscarriages and more babies born with birth defects is that they produce more egg cells with the incorrect number of chromosomes. But according to Liu, drinking water or taking a pill laced with natural compound putrescine could boost fertility and seriously reduce the number of abnormal eggs produced by women older but pre-menopausal women. More »

Study, CNN Say Women Vote Based On Ovulation, Not Information

Study, CNN Say Women Vote Based On Ovulation, Not Information

Remember how everything from the way you dress to the foods you eat to the men you date can all be traced back to what’s going on with your ovaries? According to a soon-to-be-published study, ovulation is also one of the driving factors behind how you vote. Because apparently ovulation is better at understanding foreign policy, economic plans, reproductive health issues, and voting record? Yeah, I’m going to go ahead and call BS on this. More »

Shopping, Dressing Trampy, And Other Things You Supposedly Do When Ovulating

Shopping, Dressing Trampy, And Other Things You Supposedly Do When Ovulating

This week, I mentioned offhandedly to a friend that I was thinking of doing some shopping. “You must be ovulating!!” she exclaimed, telling me about an article she read in which Science proved that women like to shop when their ovaries are squeezing out potential babies. Which reminded me of all the other things I’ve ever heard attributed to ovulation. Because, apparently, the steering wheel of a woman’s body is located squarely in her egg nest. More »