Jennifer Cramblett of Uniontown, Ohio, is the mother of an adorable 2-year-old girl named Payton, whom she and her partner call a “dream come true” and love with all their heart. “She’s made us the people that we are,” Cramblett says. “Never trade it for the world.”If that’s the case, Payton will doubtless wonder, once she’s old enough to Google her own name, why did Cramblett sue the Chicago-area sperm bank that enabled her to get pregnant with her wonderful daughter?
Month: October 2014
What It’s Like To Freeze Your Eggs
After a break-up, one woman decided to put her dreams of children on ice – literally – at a cost of £14,000. She describes life as one of Britain’s very few ‘freezers’.
A Sperm Bank Just For Supersmart People
It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood movie: An eccentric millionaire creates a sperm bank with donations from only extraordinary men — Nobel laureates, an Olympic athlete and geniuses with off-the-chart IQs. The mission? To create a generation of smarter, healthier, more productive members of society. But this was no movie plot. This actually happened.
Smokers at Higher Risk for Oral HPV, Study Finds
Tobacco users are more likely than others to test positive for oral human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16),according to a report online Tuesday in JAMA.
Ovarian Cancer DNA Detected in Vaginal Fluid
Preliminary finding may bring doctors one step closer to test that could catch the disease in early stages.
Will Climate Change Make Men Extinct?
A Japanese study links increasing temperature extremes to a declining proportion of male newborns.
Larry LaRue: How Much is a Baby Worth When You Can’t Conceive One Easily
A little more than two years into her marriage, Kate Lee – described by herself and others as happy, even carefree – found herself in emotional ruin.
Doctors: N.D. Must Stop In Vitro Fertilization if Measure 1 Passes
Fargo North Dakota’s only clinic offering in vitro fertilization will have to stop the infertility treatment if voters approve an amendment next month.
Ten Interesting Facts About Sperm
Sperm may be sort of funny looking — like tadpoles in a panic — but it’s a lot more complex and interesting than one might imagine. No other cell (to my knowledge) has been played by Woody Allen, ridden by Zoidberg on a Fantastic Voyage-type episode of Futurama or honored in a memorable movie musical by Monty Python. But how much do you know about these little wigglers on which the survival of your species depends? Well, you’re about to learn a little more.
Lab-Grown Penises May Soon Be ‘Ready For Testing’ on Humans
Researchers in North Carolina say penises grown in laboratories could “soon be ready for human testing,” offering hope for men who have had traumatic injuries or penile cancer.