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Offspring Health

Meaning

Offspring Health refers to the physical, cognitive, and metabolic well-being of the children resulting from a reproductive event, extending from conception through childhood and potentially influencing adult health outcomes. This concept emphasizes the profound impact of parental health, genetics, and the prenatal environment on the long-term vitality of the next generation. In the hormonal health space, it particularly highlights the role of parental endocrine status in gamete quality and fetal programming.