From mercury to pesticides, Americans are exposed daily to environmental chemicals that could harm reproductive health, the nation’s largest groups of obstetricians and fertility specialists said Monday.
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Professor: Avoid Purchasing Fertility Drugs Online
A University of Cincinnati researcher is warning people against purchasing fertility drugs online because they might actually have reverse effects.
Is Fertility an Option for Women with BRCA Cancer Gene?
Specialists in reproductive medicine are able to help women with the BRCA gene take control over their reproductive life — securing fertility is now possible, whether or not cancer has emerged.
‘Have Babies By Age of 35’ Say Experts
A panel of doctors speaking at a major science festival yesterday said women should aim to start their families before the age of 35, as fertility declines sharply after this point
CDC: US Birth Rate Falls to Historic Low
The U.S. birth rate has hit a fresh low, and experts say the poor economy is probably the romance-killing culprit responsible for the decline. Fresh numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show the nation’s fertility rate slumped to a record low in 2012, with 63.0 births per 1,000 women of childbearing years. That beat the previous all-time low of 63.2 in 2011.
Abandoned Embryos: Clinics Ethically Free to Dispose of Thousands of Embryos Frozen in Time, Doctors’ Group Says
It is the most emotionally charged issue in assisted baby-making: how to “dispose” of the thousands of human embryos that sit frozen in time in fertility clinics across Canada, believed abandoned by the couples that created them.
Alimony for Your Eggs
The end of a marriage is always sad, but divorce can be particularly devastating for a woman who still wants children but whose fertility is on the decline. Her ex may have many years left to start a new family of his own, but by the time she meets a new partner, it may be too late.
Finding the Super Sperm in Infertile Men
A NEW technique to identify “super sperm swimmers” has given couples struggling to fall pregnant an Olympic-sized boost. The number of couples resorting to donor sperm has dropped around 30 per cent over the last seven years as a result of the technique, a fertility clinic has claimed.
New Procedures Help Pediatric Cancer Patients With Future Fertility
With survival rates rising, more kids with cancer are undergoing fertility-preservation procedures.
Fertility Diary: Hope Springs Eternal
My new fertility clinic looks like a spa: It is white and airy, with serene Muzak playing at a tasteful volume in the background. As Solomon, my husband, and I enter, we see a table offering coffee and cake, and in the center of the gray leather couches and tan chairs, a giant, mesmerizing fish tank, as if to remind us of the cycle of life (I guess they couldn’t keep rabbits).