The American College of Physicians said Monday that it strongly recommends against annual pelvic exams for healthy, low-risk women.
Month: July 2014
Few Lifestyle Changes Improve Sperm Shape, Size
For couples struggling with infertility, there are few lifestyle changes men can make to improve the size and shape of their sperm, suggested a new study.
The Brave New World of Three-Parent I.V.F.
In August 1996, at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J., a 39-year-old mechanical engineer from Pittsburgh named Maureen Ott became pregnant. Ott had been trying for almost seven years to conceive a child through in vitro fertilization.
Supreme Court Rejects Contraceptives Mandate for Some Corporations
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that requiring family-owned corporations to pay for insurance coverage for contraception under the Affordable Care Act violated a federal law protecting religious freedom. It was, a dissent said, “a decision of startling breadth.”
Older Sperm Donors ‘Just as Good’
Women should not worry about using sperm from older donors as the success rate is the same as using a younger man’s sperm, researchers say.
Children Born to Women After Fertility Treatment at Greater Risk of Psychiatric Disorders
Children born to women with fertility problems have a higher risk of psychiatric disorders than naturally conceived children. The increase in risk was described as “modest” by researchers from Denmark, but was found to persist throughout childhood and into young adulthood.