RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Exploring Herbal Cocktails to Treat Infertility in Women by Camille Russell
As concerned authorities urge a reversal of Barbados’s low birth rate to stave off socio-economic fallout, medical research is underway to determine the extent to which underlying medical issues among women are a major cause and to offer possible remedies. 44
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Marriana Shepherd Postgraduate student
ostgraduate student Marriana Shepherd has begun a fertility pharmacology study looking at the use and effects of herbs and herbal cocktails on the management of key reproductive challenges in women. She entered The UWI, Cave Hill Pharmacology programme hoping to add to the growing body of research on the treatment of infertility issues in women. The study specifically focuses on polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) as this has been identified as the leading cause of female infertility and a precursor to other serious medical conditions
