News Health & Medicine Seizures and reproductive ills linked By Damaris Christensen November 13, 2001 at 1:02 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Women with epilepsy are more likely to have reproductive disorders than are other women. Two new studies shed light on the biology behind this link. The temporal lobes–the parts of the brain just behind the temples–communicate with other areas of the brain that regulate sex hormones. So, Andrew H.