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  • July 2008

    • Soy-Based Foods Might Be Reducing Sperm Count

      BBC  |  Jul 24, 08 12:13 PM CDT

      Soy-Based Foods Might Be Reducing Sperm Count

      (Newser) - Soy-based foods could be the root of lower sperm counts in men, a new study finds. Men who consumed more than two portions of soy-based foods a week had, on average, 41 million fewer sperm per milliliter of semen than men who avoided such products. The cheap source of protein has become more prevalent in Western diets in recent years, the Guardian notes. More »

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      diet  • fertility  • sperm count  • Soy

    • Record US Births Top Boomer Peak

      ABC News  |  Jul 18, 08 4:46 AM CDT

      Record US Births Top Boomer Peak

      (Newser) - More Americans were born last year than in any other in history, reports ABC News. The 4,315,000 bundles of joy even top the Baby Boom at its peak. The expanding population is expected to put more pressure on scarce resources, but all those new taxpayers will help foot Medicare bills for the original Boomers, say experts. More »

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      baby  • fertility  • demographics  • birth  • birth rate  • Baby Boom generation  • baby boom

    • 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

    • Fertile Women Sound Sexier, Study Says

      BBC  |  May 2, 08 1:37 PM CDT

      Fertile Women Sound Sexier, Study Says

      (Newser) - Barflies take note: A woman's voice is sexiest when she's most fertile, a new study says. Scientists recorded women counting from 1 to 10 and found that their voices were rated most attractive when they were closest to ovulation, the BBC reports. What gives? Researchers aren't sure, but they speculate that hormones may affect the voice box. More »

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      women  • women's health  • gender  • fertility  • hormones  • biology

  • April 2008

    • Test Counts 'Good Eggs' to Track Fertility

      Chicago Tribune  |  Apr 24, 08 12:33 PM CDT

      Test Counts 'Good Eggs' to Track Fertility

      (Newser) - Women wondering how much time is left on their biological clocks have a new option, the Chicago Tribune reports. A new test called Plan Ahead, on the market for $350, claims to measure how many high-quality eggs a woman has remaining and thus some indication of childbearing potential. But some doctors are leery of offering it, saying the test could be unreliable, and doesn’t predict actual fertility. More »

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      children  • women's health  • fertility  • fertility treatment  • reproduction  • biological clock

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • And Baby Makes ... Too Many?

      New York Times  |  Feb 19, 08 12:01 PM CST

      And Baby Makes ... Too Many?

      (Newser) - Fertility doctors are beginning to wonder whether they're too successful. With in vitro fertilization prompting a 70% increase in the rate of multiple births since 1980, some are espousing a switch to single-embryo transfer. The procedure lowers the success rate but also lowers the rate of multiple births, with their attendant health risks, the New York Times reports. More »

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      pregnancy  • twins  • babies  • fertility  • embryo  • in vitro fertilization  • fertility treatment

    • UK Military Wives Freezing Husbands' Sperm

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 17, 08 7:35 PM CST

      UK Military Wives Freezing Husbands' Sperm

      (Newser) - More UK military wives are freezing their husbands' sperm before the men serve in the Middle East. One London fertility clinic expected interest from soldiers but was surprised by the "wives and girlfriends who want to have children should anything happen," a spokesman said. But servicemen must give consent before sperm storage, experts say, due to the high divorce rate among soldiers. More »

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      United Kingdom  • soldier  • fertility  • embryo  • British military  • sperm  • fertility clinic

    • Sperm Donation Not 'Taxable Labor' for Danes

      Der Spiegel  |  Feb 6, 08 7:12 AM CST

      Sperm Donation Not 'Taxable Labor' for Danes

      (Newser) - The Danish government has thought better of a plan to tax earnings from sperm donation just as it taxes any other job, Der Spiegel reports. The catch is that it would have required donors to disclose their identities, which sperm banks said would drive away 93% of their business. It would be quite the loss: Danish sperm is exported globally and has helped impregnate 15,000 women.  More »

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      Denmark  • fertility  • in vitro fertilization  • fertility treatment  • sperm  • donor  • sperm bank  • sperm donors

  • January 2008
  • December 2007

    • Pregnancies Outsourced to India

      Associated Press  |  Dec 31, 07 6:54 AM CST

      Pregnancies Outsourced to India

      (Newser) - A town in India, where more than 50 women are currently pregnant with the children of Western couples, has hatched a booming industry in commercial surrogacy, dubbed "wombs for rent." The women in Anand have been impregnated with the sperm and eggs of US, British and other couples unable to conceive—and are paid more than many of them earn in 15 years. They live together and are monitored at the clinic during their pregnancies, which have produced 40 babies to date. More »

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      India  • pregnancy  • fertility  • outsourcing  • in vitro fertilization  • childbirth  • womb

    • US Fertility Rate Bounces to Boom Levels

      USA Today  |  Dec 20, 07 4:41 AM CST

      US Fertility Rate Bounces to Boom Levels

      (Newser) - Americans are having more babies than at any time since 1971, USA Today reports. The fertility rate hit an average of 2.1 babies for every woman in 2006, the highest since just before the Baby Boom ended. The rise in fertility puts America apart from other developed countries, many of which are trying to cajole their people into having more babies to replace aging populations. More »

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      America  • babies  • fertility  • demographics  • population  • baby boom

    • In Monkey Sex, Screamers Win

      LiveScience  |  Dec 19, 07 6:29 PM CST

      In Monkey Sex, Screamers Win

      (Newser) - Exploring why female monkeys shout so much during sex, researchers have found that the shouts actually help their partners to ejaculate, Live Science reports. Researchers from the German Primate Center looked at Barbary macaques and found that males ejaculated 59% of the times their partner yelled, and only 2% of the time that they didn’t. Females yell during 86% of all sexual encounters. More »

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      sex  • fertility  • monkey  • Barbary macaques

    • Dark Bread, Beans Make Babies

      Newsweek  |  Dec 2, 07 7:10 AM CST

      Dark Bread, Beans Make Babies

      (Newser) - Brown rice, dark bread, high-fat ice cream, and beans increase fertility, according to a recent Harvard study on diet. Foods not so great for making babies include breakfast cereal, potatoes, trans fats, and frozen yogurt, the researchers report in Newsweek . The study of 18,000 nurses' eating habits linked success getting pregnant to whole grain "slow carbs," according to the findings detailed in a new book "The Fertility Diet." More »

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      diet  • fertility  • fat  • milk  • fertility treatment  • carbs

  • October 2007

    • Quality Sperm Demand More Sex

      BBC  |  Oct 16, 07 3:41 PM CDT

      Quality Sperm Demand More Sex

      (Newser) - Conventional wisdom says daily sex reduces the chance of success for couples trying to conceive, but conventional wisdom may be very wrong. A small Sydney University study found men with damaged sperm actually improved its quality by producing it on a daily basis for a week. Abstaining does increase quantity, the BBC reports, but in some men quality tracks frequency. More »

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      fertility  • sperm  • male fertility

  • August 2007

    • UK Weighs Revolution in IVF Rules

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 1, 07 6:38 AM CDT

      UK Weighs Revolution in IVF Rules

      (Newser) - Legislation pending in Britain proposes sweeping changes to fertility laws, including requiring birth certificates to note whether a baby was conceived through in vitro fertilization and an easing of restrictions on so-called "savior siblings." Parents choose to have such children in part because their blood or bone marrow could be used to treat a brother or sister's disease. More »

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      health  • Great Britain  • children  • family  • fertility  • in vitro fertilization  • conception

  • July 2007

    • Cancer Patients Gain Fertility Hope

      BBC  |  Jul 2, 07 8:37 AM CDT

      Cancer Patients Gain Fertility Hope

      (Newser) - Prepubescent girls with cancer do not have to give up the prospect of parenthood because of the effects of chemotherapy. Cancer patients as young as 5 can have their eggs removed and frozen before treatment, preserving their fertility, according to research by Israeli scientists. With childhood cancer survival rates climbing, that's good news for a growing number of patients. More »

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      children  • cancer  • pregnancy  • parents  • fertility  • embryo  • fertility treatment  • chemotherapy  • eggs  • puberty

  • June 2007
  • May 2007

    • Coke, Cargill Team Up on New Sweetener

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 31, 07 5:04 AM CDT

      Coke, Cargill Team Up on New Sweetener

      (Newser) - Coke has teamed up with Cargill to produce and market the all-natural, calorie-free sweetener rebiana, based on a South American herb called stevia. Coke and Cargill plan to market it in 12 countries that have approved stevia as a food additive, while attempting to win regulatory approval in the US and EU. More »

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      health  • food  • fertility  • Coca Cola  • Cargill

  • April 2007

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