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  • August 2008

    • Women on Pill Choose the 'Wrong' Man

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Aug 13, 08 3:55 AM CDT

      Women on Pill Choose the 'Wrong' Man

      (Newser) - The pill skews women's choice of partners because the contraceptive disrupts the sense of smell, according to new research. Women usually seek partners who have an odor that indicates dissimilar genes. That's important because a gene mix tends to produce healthier offspring. But research shows women using the pill tend to choose men with the wrong genetic mix, reports the Daily Telegraph . More »

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      divorce  • sex  • genes  • immune system  • miscarriage

  • July 2008

    • Men Less Fertile After 40: Study

      AFP  |  Jul 7, 08 4:06 AM CDT

      Men Less Fertile After 40: Study

      (Newser) - Men apparently have a biological fertility clock that ticks just as inexorably as that of women, reports Agence France Presse. New research reveals that a man's ability to impregnate a partner drops significantly once he reaches 40, regardless of his sperm count. It's the first clinical proof that a man's age has a direct effect on a couple's fertility. More »

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      DNA  • fertility  • miscarriage  • sperm count

  • May 2008

    • Blair Bared '02 Miscarriage to Quell Iraq Rumor

      Times (UK)  |  May 12, 08 12:16 PM CDT

      Blair Bared '02 Miscarriage to Quell Iraq Rumor

      (Newser) - Tony Blair's public revelation in 2002 that his wife had suffered a miscarriage halted rumors that his delayed vacation meant the Iraq invasion was imminent—but also appalled Cherie Blair, reports the Times of London . The former PM’s wife unveils some major revelations in her new autobiography, including that the Blairs conceived a child while visiting the queen: The ex-first lady didn’t pack contraceptives because she was embarrassed to take them through royal security. More »

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      Tony Blair  • Queen Elizabeth II  • contraception  • miscarriage

  • April 2008

    • Insemination, Miscarriage Make Yale Senior's Art Project

      Yale Daily News  |  Apr 17, 08 1:34 PM CDT

      Insemination, Miscarriage Make Yale Senior's Art Project

      (Newser) - A Yale art student repeatedly impregnated herself and then induced miscarriages with drugs; her undergraduate thesis documenting the process goes on display next week. The exhibition will include video of the miscarriages, the Yale Daily News reports, and also the student’s own preserved blood. Aliza Shvarts insists “it’s not the intention of the piece to scandalize anyone”—but classmates aren’t so sure. More »

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      art  • Yale  • miscarriage  • Aliza Shvarts

  • January 2008
  • September 2007

    • Aussie Miscarriage Fiasco Leads to Calls for Reform

      ABC News (Australia)  |  Sep 27, 07 1:50 PM CDT

      Aussie Miscarriage Fiasco Leads to Calls for Reform

      (Newser) - Reports of Australian women left to miscarry in the bathroom of a major Sydney hospital have elicited an outcry for public health reform, even as beleaguered prime minister John Howard defended the system as flawed but good. But an ER physician at the hospital told ABC News that there were simply no beds: "This could happen in any emergency department in this country." More »

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      Australia  • health care  • pregnancy  • hospital  • John Howard  • miscarriage

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