Women could end up routinely bearing children into their fifties and beyond as the menopause dies out, a genetics expert has predicted.
Month: May 2013
Alan Trounson, California’s Doctor Stem Cell
In 2004, with President George W. Bush dead set against stem cell research, California just went ahead and did it. Voters made stem cell research a state constitutional right, and endorsed $3 billion in bond sales for 10 years to cement the deal. CIRM, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine created under Proposition 71, has become a world center for stem cell research, and its president is Australian Alan Trounson, a pioneer in in vitro fertilization. As Proposition 71 approaches its 10-year anniversary, Trounson offers a prognosis.
Igniting Woman’s Sexual Desire is More than Popping Pill
“It’s normal,” Brotto said. “That lustful desire that really lives within the novelty of a new relationship in mystery and romance does wane for both men and women over time.”
Warning: Men’s Natural Sex Supplements May Not Be
Conventional wisdom tells us that natural remedies are simply gentler alternatives to prescription drugs like Viagra and Cialis, right?Not so fast, say experts. Not only are many dietary supplements marketed for erectile dysfunction and other male sexual problems ineffective, they may not even be “natural.”
Researchers Shed New Light on Egg Freezing Success Rates
Researchers from New York Medical College and the University of California Davis have for the first time codified age-specific probabilities of live birth after in vitro fertilization (IVF) with frozen eggs.
Bill Would Cover Fertility Care for Seriously Ill
Insurance companies would be required to pay for fertility treatments for patients battling cancer and other serious diseases under a bill advancing through the California Legislature.
ASCO Guidelines for Fertility Preservation Affirm Oocyte Preservation
Guidelines for fertility preservation in newly diagnosed cancer patients have been updated to include oocyte preservation as a standard practice rather than an experimental option, according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Human Embryonic Stem Cell Study Under Investigation
A group of anonymous scientists has voiced concerns about a controversial stem cell finding published online in Cell earlier this month, causing the journal to begin an investigation.
Hot Flashes and Hormones: A Complex Issue
When night sweats, hot flashes and other signs of menopause come to call, many women find themselves desperate to soothe their symptoms. For some, the search for relief will lead them to consider bioidentical hormone therapy, a treatment that has been popularized by such celebrities as Suzanne Somers and Oprah Winfrey. Proponents say bioidentical hormones are natural, effective and safe, but is that true?
State Seeks Summary Judgment in Sperm Donor Case
The Kansas Department for Children and Families filed a 33-page motion Friday seeking summary judgment in the case it filed in October seeking to have Topekan William Marotta declared the father of a 3-year-old girl Jennifer Schreiner bore in 2009 so he can be forced to pay child support.