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Should British women be better compensated for donating their eggs?

A debate has been sparked in Britain about whether its women should be better compensated for donating eggs to infertile couples.
Tonight the Bridge Center, one of London’s more notable fertility clinics, is offering one woman the chance to select eggs from a U.S. donor. The woman to receive this gift will be selected randomly by [...]

Hormonal contraceptives do more than prevent pregnancy

Hormonal contraceptives provide additional benefits to many women who use them to prevent pregnancy.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has published a new bulletin in January’s edition of the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, raising awareness of the many benefits of hormonal contraceptives for women. Yet like many drugs, it’s not perfect.
With more than 80 [...]

Surrogacy: Have we really progressed to “made to order” babies?

After years of infertility, Amy Kehoe and her husband, Scott, became desperate to “create” a baby, causing untold numbers to question their “made to order” method.  Some would even call Amy Kehoe a “general contractor.”  The story which unfolded brings many ethical and moral questions to the practice of third-party reproduction.
Generally speaking, a “general contractor” [...]

Pregnant Padma Lakshmi Strips Down for the Cover of Page Six Magazine

The Top Chef host, who is pregnant with her first child, poses in nothing but jewelry and a blanket as she graces the cover of Page Six magazine.
Although Padma Lakshmi was willing to reveal her body, she still would not reveal who the father of her baby is. Padma married Salman Rushdie in 2004 and [...]

Jenna Jameson Worries What Her Boys Will Think About Her Past

The 35-year old mother of two Jenna Jameson filmed a recent episode of the Oprah Winfrey showed and admitted that she worries about what her twin boys will think about her adult film star career when they are older.
Recently Pamela Anderson, who has posed for Playboy several times came out saying she is dealing with [...]

‘Miscarriage is an inherent part of human reproduction’

Miscarriages are traumatic experiences, but they are typically the body’s way of performing quality control.
Most women that have had a miscarriage will tell you that it was a very emotional experience, having felt helpless about the situation. However, miscarriages are a natural part of the female body’s processes and aren’t uncommon occurrences. In fact, doctors [...]

Artificial sperm and eggs created in the laboratory

Human Sperm and eggs have been grown in the laboratory in a breakthrough process that could change parenthood forever. Infertile men and women could have children that are biologically their own.
Moral and ethical concerns are high, particularly as children being born through entirely artificial means becomes possible, leaving men and women sidelined from the process [...]

IVF treatment in Scotland found to be a ‘postcode lottery’

IVF treatment in Scotland could be had in as little as six months or as long as three years prompting some to ask for more consistency within the system.
A recent freedom of information request made by the Scottish Labour party discovered a huge disparity in wait times between IVF clinics in Scotland. Dumbarton MSP, Jackie [...]

Stress may impact male fertility

Stress hormones and a common chemical in plastics, when combined, may cause fertility problems for male babies while in the womb.
Researchers at Edinburgh University have found that high levels of stress hormones mixed with a common chemical found in plastics severely inhibited male fetal development in rats.
The study gave some pregnant rats the chemical compound [...]

How to get pregnant? Relax… for a 160% greater chance.

Many women asking how to get pregnant have been told to just stop stressing about it. It’s now an idea that doctors at a meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Atlanta, have been presented. Backed by research, stress management may become part of a holistic approach to infertility.
Alice Domar presented her findings, [...]

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