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NEWS ABOUT: fertility

fertility stories: 50 news summaries

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Quality Sperm Demand
More Sex

Docs tie frequent activity to reduced genetic defects

Oct 16, 07 3:41 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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fertility • sperm • male fertility

UK Weighs Revolution
in IVF Rules

Bill would require birth certificates to note donor involvement

Aug 1, 07 6:38 AM CDT
(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... More »

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fertility • health • United Kingdom • in vitro fertilization • children • family • conception • Britain

Cancer Patients Gain Fertility Hope

Eggs from girls as young as 5 can be frozen before chemotherapy

Jul 2, 07 8:37 AM CDT
(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,... More »

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

Oh, Brother! Female Twins Less Likely to Have Kids

Blame exposure
to testosterone

Jun 19, 07 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Female twins with twin brothers are less likely to marry and have kids than those with twin sisters, a new study shows, and those who do reproduce have fewer children. Elevated exposure to testosterone in utero appears to be the culprit, say British scientists who reached back over two centuries... More »

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pregnancy • fertility • twins • children • estrogen • testosterone • hormones • family • health study

Coke, Cargill Team Up on New Sweetener

Based on herb called stevia, not yet approved in US

May 31, 07 5:04 AM CDT
(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... More »

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food • fertility • health • Coca Cola • Cargill • rebiana • stevia • sweetener

Sperm Made From Bone Marrow

Scientists may be able to produce sperm from women's bone marrow

Apr 13, 07 8:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are getting closer to removing men from the conception equation, announcing yesterday that they have produced early-stage sperm cells from male bone marrow. Now the team of British researchers is seeking ethical approval to try the same thing with women. More »

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gender • pregnancy • medical breakthrough • fertility • adoption • health • women's health • genetics • reproduction • sperm • lesbians • science

UK Women Limited to
One Embryo

Agency will ration IVF to stem problematic multiple births

Apr 2, 07 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - British women trying to get pregnant via In Vitro Fertilization will be limited to having one embryo implanted at a time, in a move by the government to stem the surge of problematic multiple births, the Guardian reports. Only women with particularly low chances of conception will still be allowed... More »

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pregnancy • fertility • health • reproduction • United Kingdom • in vitro fertilization • Britain • fertility treatment • multiple births

Red Meat
May Harm Sons' Sperm

Lower fertility found in men whose moms scarfed beef during pregnancy

Mar 28, 07 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Men whose mothers ate a lot of beef during pregnancy have lower sperm counts, finds a study attempting to track the effect of growth hormones fed to cattle. While the specific chemicals weren't identified, sons of pregnant women who ate beef more than seven times a week were three times... More »

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medicine • food • pregnancy • fertility • motherhood • health • growth chemicals • growth hormones

Teens Taught Fertility 101

Mar 21, 07 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new book teaches teenage girls how to determine when they are (and are not) most likely to become pregnant, but some adults are sure they want girls to have the information. Cycle Savvy,The Smart Teen's Guide to the Mysteries of Her Body by Toni Weschler, shows teens how... More »

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contraception • pregnancy • fertility • Toni Weschler • women • sex • birth control • teenager

Fat and
Fertility
Do Mix

Eating ice cream makes it more likely for some women to get pregnant

Mar 1, 07 4:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Eating ice cream may help expand your waistline in more ways than one: consuming full-fat dairy products may actually boost fertility, according to new Harvard research. In an eight-year study of women suffering from anovulatory infertility—infertility due to lack of ovulation—greater intake of full-fat dairy products directly correlated... More »

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nutrition • pregnancy • fertility • fat • dairy • conception • waistline

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