Apr 26, 2019
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8:00am - 9:00am
Rounds
CWER
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Title: “Impact of the 2016 US Presidential Election on the Sex Ratio at Birth in Canada (and how we got there from glucose homeostasis in pregnancy!)”
Speaker: Dr. Ravi Retnakaran
Host: Dr. Jackie James
Learning Objectives:
- Review emerging evidence for the impact of fetal sex on maternal gluco-regulatory physiology
- Discuss the relationship between maternal physiology and the sex ratio (proportion of boys to girls) at birth
- Consider the impact of adverse societal events on this relationship