Lower levels of a hormone produced by the ovaries is associated with a woman’s risk for bone loss during menopause, according to a recent study. Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles found testing levels of anti-mullerian hormone in women who are pre- or early-menopausal shows their likely rate for bone loss, suggesting early intervention may be possible to slow or prevent the condition.
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Allergic to Sperm – When Sex Becomes Dangerous
If an allergic reaction to a partner’s sperm sounds bad, know that men can even become allergic to their own ejaculate. Luckily, those afflicted still have reason to hope for a decent sex life.
For the Health of it: Contraception Only Prevention Tool to Fight Effects of Zika
The Zika virus is spread by a mosquito to a human and an infected mother can transmit it to her fetus. While the Zika virus can have devastating effects on a fetus, the symptoms are mild in an adult. It has a 3- to 12-day incubation period which produces mild flu-like symptoms such as a fever skin rash, joint pain and conjunctivitis. Many people won’t even realize they have been exposed to the virus because it causes very mild symptoms according to the Centers for Disease Control. However, if an individual is infected, they can transmit the virus to another person through sexual contact and a mother to her unborn baby. According to the March of Dimes, it is recommended that women up to eight weeks to conceive after a Zika infection. However, it is believed that the virus lives longer semen. Therefore, men infected with Zika should wait even longer before conception.
New Study: Anti-Abortion Laws Don’t Reduce Abortion Rates. Contraception Does.
Abortion rates are at an all-time low in the developed world, having dropped by more than 40 percent over the past 25 years. But in developing countries—many of which have outlawed abortion and make contraception difficult to access—the rate of abortions has stayed nearly constant, according to a new report from the Guttmacher Institute and the World Health Organization.
Maryland Passes The Most Sweeping Birth Control Access Law In The Country
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed a bill into law Tuesday yielding the most expansive insurance coverage for contraception in the country. By eliminating most co-pays and all prescriptions for birth control, demanding coverage for up to 13 months of birth control at a time, and shedding costs for vasectomies, the law pushes Maryland to the forefront of the national movement to expand contraception access.
Welp, Turns Out Vasectomies Aren’t Foolproof
When a man gets a vasectomy, you assume he’s no longer able to have kids. But New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie and his wife Terricka discovered that’s just not the case. Terricka gave birth to twins on Sunday, after a pregnancy that came as a complete shock to the couple, given that Antonio had had a vasectomy.
Wounded Veterans Ask Congress to Cover Fertility Treatments
A group of wounded veterans and their spouses arrived on Capitol Hill Tuesday with their dreams of having a family, something they can’t do naturally due to combat injuries.
What Is IUI?
Intrauterine insemination is a fertility treatment that’s minimally invasive and less costly than in vitro fertilization (IVF). It’s used for several key reasons. In particular, it’s used in cases of sluggish, or slow moving sperm, donor sperm, and unexplained infertility, according to the American Pregnancy Association. Additionally, Resolve, The National Infertility Association noted that IUI is ideal for women who find sex painful or undesirable, but still want to have a live birth.
Injured Veteran Lobbies For VA To Pay For IVF
A paralyzed veteran and his fiancé will be in Washington, D.C. this week fighting to have a family. They need an expensive fertility treatment in order to have children, but Veterans Administration health benefits don’t cover the procedure.
The Colorado couple will be lobbying lawmakers for change.
Couple’s Infertility Announcements Document Journey Trying to Conceive
When Whitney and Spencer Blake got married and decided they wanted children, they had no idea of the 7-year struggle they’d face in their quest to become parents. Now, the couple are mom and dad to two boys they’ve adopted and are sharing their journey of infertility in a light-hearted photo series.