Stephanie Hawkins is one of the 6.7 million women in the U.S. who struggle with infertility. But when she and her husband Ben realized they wouldn’t be able to have biological children, the Rochester, NY couple decided it was time to try to start their family another way.
Month: January 2014
How Iran Became a Leader in Fertility Treatment, Courtesy of the Ayatollahs
Iran is not the first country that comes to mind for its progressive social policies. Homosexuality, for example, is a punishable crime in Iran. Yet, there is one area in which the country has shown a progressive bent: Fertility treatment. Iran is a actually a leader in the field of fertility treatment — attracting couples looking for in vitro fertilization, or IVF, from all over the Middle East. And it’s all due to support from the Ayatollahs.
Laura Linney and my own stupid musings
Recent headlines about Laura Linney giving birth at age 49 have sent my mind swirling, yet again, to a very distant time.
I grew up in a 1950’s household consisting of two parents, two grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, all in one …
Seeing X Chromosomes in a New Light
The term “X chromosome” has an air of mystery to it, and rightly so. It got its name in 1891 from a baffled biologist named Hermann Henking. To investigate the nature of chromosomes, Henking examined cells under a simple microscope. All the chromosomes in the cells came in pairs. All except one.
Fewer Women Seek Help for Infertility, Data Show
Infertility services are “underutilized,” says Kurt Barnhart, president of the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, in response to federal data showing declines in services use.
Inadvertent Fatherhood: Strict Liability for Sperm and the Consequences of (Un)planned Parenthood
by Andrew Vorzimer, Esq. & Corlandos Scott, Esq.
The picture of the unintentional father has evolved from that of the hormonal teen who spent a fateful, bliss filled night in the back seat of his father’s car, perched above the …
Health Check: When Does Fertility Decline?
It’s said that ’40 is the new 30′ and ’50 is the new 40′. But, when it comes to female fertility, 40 is still 40, and the likelihood of successful pregnancy and childbirth has notably decreased from age 30.
Couple in Funny Post-Surgery Video Opens Up About Infertility
Couple in Funny Post-Surgery Video Opens Up About Infertility
Transgender People Are Having Kids All Kinds of Ways; Doctors Need to Get Used to It
As more of the estimated 700,000 transgender people in the United States explore new ways to make families, we’re likely to see even more mixes of reproductive parts and social and gender identities of people and their partners—never mind the sperm, eggs, or wombs contributed by third parties.
Woman’s Fight Over Right to Sperm of Fiancé in Coma
A woman has launched a legal battle for the right to ”harvest” her seriously-ill partner’s sperm so that she can have his children.