Human development and reproduction in space—a European perspective
Abstract This review summarises key aspects of the first reproductive and developmental systems Science Community White Paper, supported by the European Space Agency (ESA). Current knowledge regarding human development and reproduction in space is mapped to the roadmap. It acknowledges that sex and...
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| author | Varsha Jain Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes Mohammed A. Benotmane Vittore Verratti Rod T. Mitchell Jan-Bernd Stukenborg |
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| description | Abstract This review summarises key aspects of the first reproductive and developmental systems Science Community White Paper, supported by the European Space Agency (ESA). Current knowledge regarding human development and reproduction in space is mapped to the roadmap. It acknowledges that sex and gender have implications on all physiological systems, however, gender identity falls outside the scope of the document included in the white paper collection supported by ESA. The ESA SciSpacE white papers on human developmental and reproductive functions in space aim to reflect on the implications of space travel on the male and female reproductive systems, including the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) reproductive hormone axis, and considerations for conception, gestation and birth. Finally, parallels are drawn as to how this may impact society as a whole on Earth. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-15d05e03e1884db7b87f910ec274ee792023-12-02T18:51:25ZengNature Portfolionpj Microgravity2373-80652023-03-01911710.1038/s41526-023-00272-5Human development and reproduction in space—a European perspectiveVarsha Jain0Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes1Mohammed A. Benotmane2Vittore Verratti3Rod T. Mitchell4Jan-Bernd Stukenborg5MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, The University of EdinburghDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center (Building 2)Radiobiology Unit, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre ‘SCK CEN’Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University, Chieti-PescaraMRC Centre for Reproductive Health, The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, The University of EdinburghNORDFERTIL Research Lab Stockholm, Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, and Karolinska University HospitalAbstract This review summarises key aspects of the first reproductive and developmental systems Science Community White Paper, supported by the European Space Agency (ESA). Current knowledge regarding human development and reproduction in space is mapped to the roadmap. It acknowledges that sex and gender have implications on all physiological systems, however, gender identity falls outside the scope of the document included in the white paper collection supported by ESA. The ESA SciSpacE white papers on human developmental and reproductive functions in space aim to reflect on the implications of space travel on the male and female reproductive systems, including the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) reproductive hormone axis, and considerations for conception, gestation and birth. Finally, parallels are drawn as to how this may impact society as a whole on Earth.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-023-00272-5 |
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| title | Human development and reproduction in space—a European perspective |
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| title_fullStr | Human development and reproduction in space—a European perspective |
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| title_short | Human development and reproduction in space—a European perspective |
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