My twin sons were conceived with the use of an anonymous egg donor because I was diagnosed as infertile. Meaning, my husband and I chose a woman who sorta looks like me, her eggs were retrieved and combined with my husband’s sperm, and the matured embryos were transferred into my uterus.
Month: December 2015
What Is the Germline?
This year’s annual conference of the Progress Educational Trust, titled ‘From Three-Person IVF to Genome Editing: the Science and the Ethics of Engineering the Embryo’, started with an invigorating talk from Professor Azim Surani, Director of Germline and Epigenomics Research at the Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge.
Little Desire for Women’s Sex Drug
The presumed vast numbers of women with low libido are not that hot for the first drug ever approved to heat up their desire.
Same-sex Couples Could Have Babies with Genes from Both Parents in Future
Same-sex couples may one day be able to have children who are genetically related to both partners, according to new research.
Scientists Uncover Fault with Common Fertility Test that Could Affect Australian Women
Thousands of Australian women may have paid for unnecessary fertility treatment or given up on having kids because of a major fault with a common fertility test.
Some Fertility Doctors Will Use Lottery to Prioritize Ontario IVF Patients
Some fertility doctors in Ontario will use a lottery to determine who gets a coveted spot in the province’s expanded in vitro fertilization funding program.
NIH, CDC Get Boost in Budget Deal
The National Institutes of Health would see an almost 10% increase in funding under a budget deal announced Dec. 15 by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.).
Congress Bans Funding for Embryo Gene Editing
Congressional Republicans proposed a spending deal late Tuesday night to fund the government through 2016, and it places new restrictions on the use of federal funding for gene editing, Politico reported.
9 Things that Can Lower Your Sperm Count and Lead to Infertility
While you may not worry about fertility and your sperm count unless you’re trying to have babies, you would be surprised to know how these nine factors could potentially harm male fertility.
Cigarette Smoke Might Cause Infertility, Early Menopause, Study Shows
Tobacco smoke might do more than cause cancer, heart disease and lung damage. It might also injure fertility in women, researchers reported Tuesday.