More than a decade after a bombshell study frightened women off hormone replacement therapy, Canadian researchers say fears over one of those hormones — progesterone — have been overblown.
Month: January 2014
Fertility Preservation Neglected at Most Cancer Centers
Infertility is consistently listed as one of the most distressing long-term side effects of cancer treatment for adolescents and young adults. Yet, the leading National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers—which should be leaders in fertility preservation—may not adequately help patients protect their fertility.
Opinions: Exemptions From The ‘Contraception Mandate’ Threaten Religious Liberty
Can my employer make me pay the cost of practicing his religion? In the coming months, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide two cases involving just this issue. The cases are about the Affordable Care Act’s “contraception mandate” — the law’s requirement that employer health plans cover Food and Drug Administration-approved contraceptives without out-of-pocket expense, including co-payments, co-insurance or deductibles.
First Baby is Born Here to Couple Using New Method of IVF
Doctors at the HARI (Human Assisted Reproduction Ireland) centre at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin are reporting that a baby girl was recently born using the natural cycle (NC) method that included an Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICS).
Nine Swedish Women Receive Womb Transplants
Nine women in Sweden have received womb transplants from living relatives in a pioneering trial.
Mother Charged Over IVF Consent
A WA mother has faced court accused of forging her estranged husband’s signature to convince a fertility clinic to allow her to use a stored embryo to get pregnant.
Sperm Banks Warned Not to Comply with Donor Demands
Sperm banks should not agree to conditions which donors try to impose on the use of their sperm, the Dutch human rights board said on Tuesday.
Avoid Synthetic Testosterone for Replacement Therapy: Expert
Natural testosterone should be used in preference to synthetic androgens when hormone replacement is required, according to one of Australia’s leading endocrinologists.
The Next Frontier in Fertility Treatment
The more than 700,000 transgender people living in the United States have long faced discrimination by health care providers. Over the past 15 years, activists have fought to compel insurers to cover transgender-related health care — from hormone therapy to gender reassignment surgery — or at least be prevented from excluding transgender clients from buying policies for basic services.
Utah Grandmother Surrogate for Daughter’s Baby: 58-Year-Old’s First Grandchild
A Utah grandmother became a surrogate mother to give her daughter and son-in-law the baby they so desperately wanted. Julia Navarro, the 58-year-old grandmother, is carrying her granddaughter for her 32-year-old daughter Lorena McKinnon who wasn’t able to carry a baby to full-term, according toe Canadanow.com on Jan. 8.