RobertB. Fraser
Northern General Hospital
5 Papers
8 Citations
RobertB. Fraser is an academic researcher from Northern General Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: hirsutism & Vitamin. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 5 publications.
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Fetal growth, length of gestation, and polycystic ovaries in adult life
TL;DR: The two common forms of polycystic ovary syndrome have different origins in intrauterine life, and obese, hirsute women with poly Cystic ovaries have higher than normal ovarian secretion of androgens that are associated with high birthweight and maternal obesity.
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Antioxidants and pre-eclampsia.
TL;DR: Evidence is provided that supplementation withantioxidants may be a usefulprophylactic approach to reducing the incidence of pre-eclampsia in women athigh risk of the disorder, and the study supports the hypothesis that oxidative stress is afactor in the occurrence ofPre-eClampsia.
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Is the age of menopause determined in-utero?
TL;DR: Growth retardation in late gestation, leading to shortness at birth and low weight gain in infancy, may be associated with a reduced number of primordial follicles in the ovary leading in turn to an earlier menopause.