The story of two women who set out to have a baby together, and were more successful than they ever imagined.
Month: January 2016
Knox-based Embryo Donation Center Adds Affiliate
Since 2003, Knoxville’s National Embryo Donation Center in Turkey Creek has drawn hopeful parents from all across the country. But within the next couple of months, some of them won’t have to travel quite as far. The nonprofit center announced last week that it will add an affiliate clinic in Milwaukee, Wis.
Columnist’s Call for IVF for Vets Attracts Congressional Support
Marblehead, Mass- They may not agree on everything, but Salem Congressman Seth Moulton and anti-tax crusader Barbara Anderson see eye-to-eye when it comes to having the Department of Veterans Affairs pay for expensive in vitro fertilization (IVF) for veterans wounded in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan to help them start new families.
One Sperm Donor’s Extended Family
Family ties are more than a bit ambiguous for children conceived with the help of a sperm donor. And finally being able to give meaning to the phrase can be a life-changing experience for all concerned.
How the ‘Male Pill’ Could Actually Work
“The Pill” — two words synonymous with birth control. But more than 50 years after oral contraceptives became commonplace, they remain an option only available to women.
Lab-Grown Testicles Could One Day Help Injured Soldiers Have Kids
Causey was a part of the 760th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, a team dedicated to finding and disarming IEDs. The bomb he was checking out that day turned out to be a decoy—a “hoax device,” soldiers called it—which meant the real ones were still nearby.
Debate Title Supposed to be Facetious, Says Medical Body in Contraception Row
A debate advertised as a discussion about whether women who want to specialise in medicine should take five-year contraceptives had a “facetious” title, according to the organising committee behind it.
End of The vasectomy? New Implant Allows Men to Turn Their Fertility On and Off With the Flick of a Switch
From vasectomies to the male contraceptive pill, there have been many attempts to shift the burden of birth control burden onto men. Now one German entrepreneur believes he has the solution – a ‘switch’ to stop sperm from reaching the penis. The valve – which is implanted internally is designed to divert the flow of sperm back to the man’s testicles, making him temporarily infertile. If he later decides he wants a wants to become a father, he simply locates the implant in his scrotum and flicks the switch back, allowing sperm to be ejaculated.
Birth Control Without Seeing a Doctor: Oregon Now, More States Later
As of Jan. 1, women in Oregon can get hormonal contraceptives directly from a pharmacy, without having to go to a doctor for a prescription first.
Wounded Vets Can’t Get Help With In-vitro-fertilization Costs
U.S. military veterans who are having trouble starting families due to combat injuries do not get financial assistance from the V.A. for in vitro fertilization, leaving couples to pay for the costly treatments themselves. Efforts made in Congress to change that rule have been blocked.