According to new study for a lot of couples having a child is an integral part of their vision for their lives. When that dream is disputed by infertility, the impairment to these couples marriage can be irreparable.
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Infertility, Diabetes, Obesity and the Mystery of PCOS
Scientists know this much about polycystic ovary syndrome: It is one of the most common causes of infertility. It’s linked to diabetes and several other troubling health problems. It affects as many as 5 million U.S. women.
You’d Think We’d Have Baby-Making All Figured Out, But No
Many women don’t know when they’re most likely to get pregnant each month, and some think certain positions will boost the odds, a survey finds. There are also big gaps in knowledge about risk factors for infertility and birth defects.
Doctor’s Office–Not Internet–Still Main Source for Infertility Information
For a woman worried about why she hasn’t become pregnant, the Internet and its anonymity might seem an appealing way to learn about infertility. Yet a newly published study involving University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers shows surprisingly few women rely solely on the Web for medical information about why they haven’t conceived.
Clinic Seeks to Match Unused IVF Embryos with Loving Families
Stephanie Hawkins is one of the 6.7 million women in the U.S. who struggle with infertility. But when she and her husband Ben realized they wouldn’t be able to have biological children, the Rochester, NY couple decided it was time to try to start their family another way.
Fewer Women Seek Help for Infertility, Data Show
Infertility services are “underutilized,” says Kurt Barnhart, president of the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, in response to federal data showing declines in services use.
Can’t Get Pregnant? 5 Surprising Reasons for Infertility
Infertility affects approximately 6.7 million women in the United States and if you’re trying to get pregnant, you know how disappointing it can be every month to get a negative pregnancy test. But before assuming that in vitro fertilization (IVF) may be your only option, it’s important to rule out some of the very common—and often treatable—causes of infertility.
Face It: You Can’t Have a Baby Whenever You Want
Selvaratnam, 42, has now poured her considerable energy into a book detailing her experience with infertility, called The Big Lie: Motherhood, Feminism, and the Reality of the Biological Clock. It’s a bold title. It may bother you. It may even seem disingenuous: After all, only 10 to 20 percent of women over 35 will be unable to get pregnant after six months of trying to conceive. But Selvaratnam’s intention is to provoke.
The Most Common Diagnoses and Treatments for Infertility
Today, one in every six couples struggle with infertility. While every situation is different, Dr. Jennifer Hirshfeld-Cytron of Fertility Centers of Illinois provided this list of the five most common diagnoses and treatment solutions.
Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals Found in Water at Fracking Sites
A study of hydraulic fracturing sites in Colorado finds substances that have been linked to infertility, birth defects and cancer.