For eight years, Robyn Cohen and her husband have been trying to have a child. Eight devastating years largely spent suffering in silence until this February.
Month: April 2015
What’s My Chance Of Having A Baby? A Better Predictor Of IVF Success
Before a couple commit time, money and emotion to the process of in vitro fertilization, they want to know one thing: What are our chances of having a baby? Success rates vary dramatically by age. In 2013, for example, 40 percent of IVF cycles performed in women who were under the age of 35 resulted in live births, compared with 4.5 percent for women older than 42.
What It’s Really Like To Be a Surrogate Mother
The modern American family takes many forms; our living arrangements and relationships are more diverse than ever. Still, Arin, a 31-year-old woman from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, has assumed a role that most women will never experience.
FAQ: Are Compounded Bioidentical Hormones Safe for HRT?
An analysis of two large surveys published in February in Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society, reported that 28% to 68% of women using hormones at menopause take compounded, so-called “bioidentical” hormones. The analysis further revealed that women do not understand that compounded hormone products, which are not clinically tested or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), carry innate risks.
Fertility Issues Caused By Men’s Underwear Divide Scientific Community
Should wearing boxers or briefs be a concern for men? A research published on Fertil Steril in 2012 based on a joint study conducted by Université de Toulouse and University Paul Sabatier in France revealed that heat in men’s nether regions had a huge influence on sperm quality.
THE FERTILITY DOCTOR: When should you call the fertility doctor?
Let’s have a baby! So you’re ready to build your family….
American Journalist Reveals Heartbreaking Details About The ‘Dark Underbelly Of India’s ‘Embryo Outsourcing Industry
When journalist Gianna Tobani traveled to India to explore the country’s rapidly growing, yet unregulated, gestational surrogacy industry for HBO documentary series Vice, she didn’t anticipate ‘how dark’ the story would get. For nearly two years, the producer and host has been reporting on current issues across the globe and has covered everything from the detention center at Guantanamo Bay to the effect of climate change on polar bears – but nothing could have prepared her for the moment when someone offered to sell her a baby over dinner while she was working undercover in India.
Why Is The Scientific World Abuzz About An Unpublished Paper? Because It Could Permanently Change Human DNA
Scientists around the world are anticipating the results of a Chinese study that would mark the first time DNA in a human embryo has been modified in a way that would carry into future generations. Although the embryos would be for study only, and not intended for implantation, the research would mark a significant milestone: the first time human DNA had been altered so substantially that it would change the “germ line” — the eggs or sperm of any child produced from the embryo.
The Weird Ways Science Is Trying to Improve Fertility
If you’re trying to get pregnant these days, you might be having a little trouble. Chances are, though, that you’ve got a lot of options to help you on your way to that little bundle of joy.
Sperm Freezing On The Rise Experts Say
With his wife Natalie by his side and six months pregnant with their first child, Pete Vaccaro of Berks County, Pa. received a devastating diagnosis. At just 31 years old, he had stage III B testicular cancer that had also spread to his liver and lungs.