Environmental Factors and Nutritional Deficiencies Influence Mammalian Sex Development
TL;DR
A study suggests that insufficient iron intake during pregnancy may increase the risk of intersex conditions and heart defects in babies, highlighting the importance of adequate iron consumption and potential benefits of supplementation for maternal and fetal health.
- Not eating enough of certain food during pregnancy may raise chance of baby being intersex Daily Mail
- Maternal iron deficiency causes male-to-female sex reversal in mouse embryos Nature
- For the first time, an external factor turns a male mammal into a female EL PAÍS English
- Lack of key mineral induces male mice to develop ovaries New Atlas
- Male Embryos Develop Ovaries In First-Ever Evidence Of Environment Affecting Mammalian Sex Determination IFLScience
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