by Madeline Licker Feingold, Ph.D.
If you are considering single parenthood, there are many questions to explore. Addressing these questions will help you feel secure about your decision and establish a strong …
Month: October 2013
Better Access to Contraceptives for Parents Means Better Outcomes for Children
What’s the long-term impact of access to birth control and family planning? The economist Martha J. Bailey pulled together decades of data and research on families surrounding two major policy changes in the United States: laws banning the sale of contraceptives and their repeal, and the expansion of federal funding for local family-planning clinics during the Johnson and Nixon administrations.
Politics of the Pill: Why We Don’t Have Better Contraceptives
More than 50 years after Australian women first had access to the oral contraceptive pill, research into new contraceptives has stalled and women are stuck with new versions of old products to manage their fertility. Why? Sadly, the answer comes down to politics.
Fertility Coverage Protected for Same Sex Couples
Unmarried and same-sex couples will be ensured the same access to insurance coverage for fertility treatments as heterosexual couples under a bill Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law.
Comparing Sperm Whales to Sperm: A Swimming Contest
If you’re a big, big whale with a gigantic tail swimming through water, nothing gets in your way, not the water, not the other fish, not nothin’. You are so much bigger than the water molecules around you, you move through the sea the way humans move through the air on a calm day — you just go. Whales, I imagine, don’t think much about water.
Supreme Court Likely to Rule on Abortion Laws, Contraception Mandate in New Term
The Supreme Court’s new session will almost certainly see a ruling on state power to limit the use of some abortion-inducing drugs and one on Arizona’s law outlawing abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The Court is also expected to rule on the health law’s mandate that almost all employer health plans cover contraception.
‘Biggest Loser’ to Feature Missouri Woman Whose Infertility is Blamed on Weight
A Springfield woman whose doctors blame her infertility on her weight is appearing on the weight-loss reality show “The Biggest Loser.”
Researchers Raise Concerns About BPA and Breast Cancer
A growing number of health advocates are raising concerns about possible links between the estrogen-like chemical BPA and breast cancer. Consumer concern about BPA, or bisphenol A, has led manufacturers to remove it from baby bottles and infant formula packaging.
Infertility is a Disease Just Like Any Other
The impact infertility can have on a couple is far reaching and it can be difficult to determine. Infertility can impact one’s relationship with family and friends, create financial difficulty, affect the relationship between partners and can negatively affect the couple’s sexual relationship. In a nutshell, infertility can cause stress.
Eating a Big Breakfast May Increase Fertility in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Study
Making breakfast the biggest meal of the day helped women with PCOS control insulin resistance, which helps balance hormones, a new study found.