The anguish of infertility can be heartbreaking for a couple. There is another side of this problem that’s getting worse. It’s known as secondary infertility. More couples are finding their dreams of having a second child are not coming true.
Month: February 2014
Ethics Questions Arise as Genetic Testing of Embryos Increases
Genetic testing of embryos has been around for more than a decade, but its use has soared in recent years as methods have improved and more disease-causing genes have been discovered. The in vitro fertilization and testing are expensive — typically about $20,000 — but they make it possible for couples to ensure that their children will not inherit a faulty gene and to avoid the difficult choice of whether to abort a pregnancy if testing of a fetus detects a genetic problem.
Nigeria: One Million Women to March for Endometriosis
The Endometriosis Support Group Nigeria (ESGN) has concluded arrangements for a “Million Women March” around major cities in Nigeria as part of activities lined-up to join the rest of the world in identifying with all women living with endometriosis.
Endometriosis – My Painful Condition Took 20 Years to Diagnose
Endometriosis is a common condition in which tissue which behaves like the lining of the womb grows outside it, generally elsewhere in the abdomen.
Fertility Models Baby Love
Ebenezer Scrooge eventual hero of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”, famously suggests that the poor could “decrease the surplus population” by dying rather than entering the workhouse. Little did the author know that the book’s appearance in 1843 was to coincide with an enormous demographic shift: in the rich world fertility dropped by more than half between the mid-nineteenth and the early twentieth century.
Abortions Declining in U.S., Study Finds
The abortion rate among American women declined to its lowest level in more than three decades in 2011, according to a new report released Monday that is widely considered the country’s most definitive examination of abortion trends.
Having a Baby After Fertility Problems ‘Strengthens Relationship’
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 11% of American women and their partners are unable to get pregnant after 1 year of unprotected sex.