For more than a decade, doctors have cautioned women about the risks associated with hormone-replacement therapy. But those warnings may have put one group of women at increased risk of dying early, according to the latest study.
Month: July 2013
Is It Selfish to Prevent My Husband From Giving His Ex-Wife His Sperm?
My husband has always been supportive of this, but recently he brought up an interesting proposition. His ex-wife, who is older than me and has never remarried, asked him to be a sperm donor.
Male Infertility: Could Your Partner’s Sperm Be the Reason You Can’t Get Pregnant?
Some experts believe aspects of our modern lifestyles like poor diet, body habits and environmental agents are contributing to the problem and negatively impacting the quantity and quality of your man’s sperm.
California Bill Would Lift Ban on Paying Women for Eggs Used in Research
A bill awaiting Gov. Brown’s signature would end a decade-old disparity in California law regarding egg donation. Under current law, it is legal to pay a woman who provides her eggs, called oocytes, to a couple going through in-vitro fertilization. But there is a ban on paying the same woman for the same eggs if they are to be used in medical research.
Listening by Choice
By Kathy Balmer
I am well past the age of hoping to get pregnant. In fact, if that actually happened at this point I would probably go off the deep end into insanity. However, I’m still somewhat scarred by my experiences of infertility …
What Affects Your Fertility?
Infertility is when a couple cannot conceive despite having regular unprotected sex. It can be caused by a range of disorders and lifestyle factors. However, fertility problems cannot be explained in around a third of cases.
Fertility Loan Fund Pays it Forward
Alan and Emily Feit tried four times to have a child through in vitro fertilization (IVF), an infertility treatment that can cost well over $10,000 per attempt. On the fifth try, however, they ended up with twins — and now they want to help others in similar situations.The San Fernando Valley couple has provided $100,000 in seed money to create the Feit 4 Kidz Fertility Loan Fund through the Jewish Free Loan Association (JFLA), which provides interest-free microloans to Southern California residents.
Fear Sees Sperm Donation Dry Up
Women wanting donor sperm are now waiting up to six months, as a result of a sperm shortage fuelled by donors dropping out because they fear they will be tracked down by their future offspring, a NSW fertility expert says.
Study: Diet One Reason Fertility in Men Shows Dramatic Decrease
A new study reveals fertility in men has decreased by about 30 percent over the past two decades.
Fertility Crisis? Scientists Debate Possible Decline in Male Sperm Counts
Are today’s young men less fertile than their fathers were? It’s a controversy in the fertility field, with some experts raising the alarm over what some are calling a “sperm crisis” because they believe men’s sperm counts have been decreasing for a decade or more.