As some companies add egg freezing to their list of fertility benefits, they’re touting the coverage as a family-friendly perk. Women’s health advocates say they welcome any expansion of fertility coverage. But they say that the much-publicized changes at a few high-profile companies such as Facebook and Apple are still relatively rare, even for women with serious illnesses like cancer who want to preserve their fertility.
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The Five Arms for Maintaining Your Fertility Naturally
There have been some tremendous scientific developments over the last three decades in the realm of assisted conception, opening a great number of doors for women and transforming the way we think about fertility. However, I still believe that self-care needs to be front of mind for couples that are trying to conceive.
Checkups: For Cancer Patients Hoping to Start a Family, Cincinnati Fertility Experts Offer Options
For many, starting a family is the ultimate dream. But when a young woman gets a diagnosis of cancer, that dream can be replaced with difficult questions about surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and potential loss of fertility.
D.C. Conference to Focus War Wounds’ Impact on Sex and Intimacy
A two-day conference in Washington, D.C., this week will tackle an often overlooked result of combat injuries: the impact war wounds can have on fertility, sex and relationships.
Advances in Fertility Treatment
This is the season of miracles, and no greater one exists than the miracle of life. Fox 5 profiles two families that welcome beautiful babies who arrived thanks to recent breakthroughs in fertility technology.
IVF Bill Raises Ethical, Medical Problems, Doctors Say
Quebec’s Bill 20 — which would no longer cover in vitro fertilization under medicare — raises a number of ethical and medical problems, say fertility experts.
Sperm Quality Declines with Age
Men’s sperm quality declines with age, likely lowering their fertility, a review of 90 studies has confirmed.
PCOS: An Infertility Issue That Is Little Understood
Sometimes medical syndromes are named long before they are fully understood. Take polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, which affects as many as 10 percent of women of childbearing age, often impairing their fertility. But not all of these women have polycystic ovaries, a fact that can result in misdiagnosis. As it turns out, cysts — sacs of fluid on the ovaries — are just one manifestation of a complex hormonal condition.Sometimes medical syndromes are named long before they are fully understood.Take polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, which affects as many as 10 percent of women of childbearing age, often impairing their fertility.But not all of these women have polycystic ovaries, a fact that can result in misdiagnosis. As it turns out, cysts — sacs of fluid on the ovaries — are just one manifestation of a complex hormonal condition.
Testing Your Fertility Age
Lots of women are now choosing to put off children until later in life, but doctors say fertility does start to decline in your 30s. So how long can you wait?
Why Do We Stigmatise Men and Their Sperm?
Men account for half of all fertility issues among couples, yet the social and scientific spotlight remains fixed on women and their ovaries, writes Jonny Cooper