Edmonton-area couples struggling to conceive a child are frequently waiting more than a year to get seen at the city’s lone fertility clinic, an often unbearable delay for older adults in a race against their baby-making biology.
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Sex and Infertility: Commitment to One Another is Key
From the moment a couple decides to have a baby together, their perspective on their sex life changes. For most couples, there is a new tenderness and intimacy between them that comes with the shared intention to start a new life together.
Madness of Infertility: The Often-Untold Man’s Perspective
When Stuart Burkhalter and his wife, Julie, were ready to have a baby, she started taking vitamins and the couple packed for one final fling. Pregnancy, they figured, was as easy as deciding to try.
Stay Up Late? How It Could Hurt Your Fertility
Women who want to become pregnant or are expecting a baby should avoid light during the night, a new report suggests.
Fertility Clinics Scan for the Strongest Embryo
The chromosomal testing is one of the techniques now coming into use to help fertility clinics answer one of their most vexing questions: Which test-tube embryo or embryos will give a woman the best shot at having a baby?
Three Ways to Cut the High Costs of Infertility
Medical bills for couples struggling to have a baby can mount quickly, particular if you’re pursuing higher tech procedures, such as in vitro fertilization. According to one recent study, the typical couple being treated for infertility spends about $5,300 out of pocket, while those undergoing IVF shell out roughly $19,200 for their first attempt and nearly $7,000 for each subsequent IVF cycle (several are often needed).
The Latest News About Fertility at Every Age
Just when you’re leaning in to your life, you can start hearing it in the distance: the drumbeat of fertility anxiety. Your drive and ambition could be earning plenty of wins, but people still whisper that your biological clock is ticking and your ovaries are shriveling, so if you don’t lock down a baby daddy and procreate before your early 30s, you might never be able to.
When One Sister Couldn’t Bear a Child, Another Helped
Right now, Sixten Gerald Palmer Hansson is just a 9-pound newborn baby boy, but someday he surely will appreciate the power of sisterhood. Because he owes his existence to this bond.
High Cholesterol May Mean Low Fertility, Study Says
High cholesterol levels may diminish fertility in couples trying to have a baby, according to a recent study.
Marijuana May Affect Fertility in Young Men
“If you’re a cannabis user and you’re trying for a baby … stop.” This advice comes from Dr. Allan Pacey, senior lecturer in andrology at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom and lead author of a new study that suggests using marijuana could increase a man’s risk of fertility problems.