Reproductive specialists have frozen the eggs of women facing chemotherapy or radiation for decades. But in 2012, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine essentially endorsed the practice as an elective procedure by declaring that egg freezing was no longer considered experimental. Since then, the egg-freezing business has ramped up at fertility centers across the country.
Month: June 2015
Freeze Sperm at 18, Bioethicist Urges Men
The sperm of all 18-year-olds should be frozen for use in later life because of the risks attached with being an older father, a UK bioethicist has argued.
This Common Medicine-Cabinet Drug Could Hurt Your Fertility
A small, new study shows that taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can temporarily harm women’s fertility.
Celebrities Have Given Women the Totally Unrealistic Idea that They Can Have kids at Any Age
It’s certainly not impossible for women over 35 or even 40 to give birth, but celebrities in the limelight for doing so are the exception, not the rule — and they can give women the wrong impression about their own chances.
Research May Create Male Birth Control Pill
Having a family is a big decision, and because of that, pregnancy prevention is a common concern for both men and women. According to Plannedparenthood.com, men have fewer methods of birth control including condoms, a vasectomy or just abstinence
Mayo Clinic: Effect of PCOS on Fertility Can Vary From one Woman to Another
The effect of polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, on fertility can vary quite a bit from one woman to another. In some women, the syndrome can make getting pregnant more difficult than usual. But that’s not always the case. When PCOS does have an impact on fertility, treatments can help.
Federal Court Vehemently Rejects Latest Challenge to the Obamacare Contraceptive Mandate
On Monday, the Fifth Circuit—one of the most conservative appeals courts in the country—rejected a challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate in an opinion written by Judge Jerry E. Smith—one of the most conservative federal judges on the bench. The challenge, brought by nonprofit religious groups, claimed that the mandate violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) by forcing these groups to sign a form that would eventually allow their employees to access contraception.
AHN Program Helps Women and Men With Cancer Preserve Fertility
When a woman is diagnosed with cancer, a natural question is whether steps can be taken to preserve her ability to have children. The next question is how those treatments will be paid for.A program to help women dealing with those issues is now in place at the Allegheny Health Network.
The True Cost of Fertility Treatment in Japan
An increasing number of couples nationwide are relying on fertility treatments to conceive without adequately understanding the financial, physical and emotional toll such therapy takes on participants.
Switzerland Votes ‘Yes’ in PGD Embryo Tests Referendum
Switzerland has voted in favor of preimplantation diagnosis (PGD) in a nationwide referendum. The constitutional amendment will enable doctors to select which embryos to transplant after artificial insemmination.