Cryptorchidism, or undescended testis, is a well-known risk factor for testicular cancer and impaired semen quality in adulthood, conditions which have their origins in early fetal and postnatal life.

Researchers from the universities of Cambridge and Oxford suggest that hormones produced by the placenta influenced brain ...

In a nutshell Human placentas produce exceptionally high hormone levels that may have driven our brain evolution, not male competition as traditionally thought These pregnancy hormones directly ...

Maternal-Placental-Fetal Interactions Until recently, it was believed that thyroid hormones did not cross the placenta; yet newer studies in animals and humans have shown placental passage of ...

Elevated hormone levels in the womb, combined with enhanced placental function, may have played a key role in human evolution by supporting larger, more connected brains.