The fact is fertility decreases with age and this process accelerates at a much faster rate the older you get.
Month: June 2013
Many Work to Erase Infertility Stigma on Father’s Day
Nearly half of all infertility cases involve men, yet it’s often perceived as a woman’s issue according to local patient advocacy groups.
Sharing the Burden of Contraception: Are Vasectomies the New Pill?
Wife: “I’ve done my share. It’s your turn now.”Husband: “If you leave me in the next five years, I’ll really feel like I sacrificed myself for nothing.”
Dad’s Stress Changes His Sperm: Brain Development of Future Children Affected
Is Dad stressed? It may not be a good thing for your future children. It turns out that sperm is affected by stress, whether experienced as a preadolescent or adult, and could give any sons or daughters a blunted reaction to stress–a response is associated with several mental disorders.
Scientists Challenge Patent Ban for Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Researchers and biotech firms say European court ruling will deter investors from funding new cures.
OTC Morning-After Pill Sales Coming, But Not Yet
Don’t look for the morning-after pill to move next to the condoms on drugstore shelves right away – but after a decade-plus fight, it appears it really will happen. Backed into a corner by a series of court rulings, the Obama administration has agreed to let the Plan B One-Step brand of emergency contraception sell over the counter to anyone of any age.
Young Cancer Patients Urged to Store Sperm
In a vote of confidence for modern cancer treatments, young male patients are being urged to plan for fatherhood before they undergo radiation and chemotherapy.
Science and Sex: Everything You Wanted to Know About ‘Doing It’
“How We Do It” may sound like a sex manual, but it isn’t: In fact, that’s about the only topic you won’t find addressed in anthropologist Robert Martin’s book-length survey of human reproduction and what we can learn from the animal world.
Discovery Sheds New Light on Causes of Debilitating Diseases and Birth Defects
Danish researchers have just published findings that explain a previously unknown mechanism used by cells to communicate with one another. The research significantly contributes to understanding why some children are born with malformations and why children and adults may develop life-threatening diseases.
Sperm Donor Conception: Not a DIY Project!
Our nation presents a very complicated state-by-state legal quilt on donor insemination. But one thing is consistent throughout the country: No matter where you live, the informal, friendly, at-home donation method is a bad idea. The casual use of a friend’s sperm almost always leads to unwanted legal consequences.