September 30th, 2007
Only 14 more days until Blog Action Day! On October 15th, over 6,000 blogs (and counting) have made a promise to focus on one subject – the environment. How does this relate to fertility? Tune in the entire week leading up to Blog Action Day to see.
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September 28th, 2007
Consider this a Sneak Preview of the Fertility Notes site. (I promise it won’t always be lime and black!) A new look and feel will be coming soon. Your suggestions are welcome!
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September 27th, 2007
Earlier this week, researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center identified almost 350 genes that may be connected to female fertility. The study was conducted on mice but according to UT’s assistant professor of pathology, “Ovarian biology is very similar in mice and humans.”
UT’s press release actually ups the infertility percentage from the […]
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September 23rd, 2007
Today is the infamous Monster Mile at the Dover Speedway in Delaware. Where over 130,000 people pay good money to watch adults go around and around and around for over 400 laps on a tiny little track. Seemingly going nowhere but focused on the finish line. How do they not get dizzy?
We drove past […]
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September 23rd, 2007
Lest the menfolk feel left out of this conversation, let’s spend some time on the male factor of infertility. The University of Virginia Health System has a looooong list of things that can cause male infertility.
If this laundry list of risk factors gets you down and you are just looking for things to […]
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September 19th, 2007
At what point in the getting pregnant process does it make sense to begin obsessing about all of the really cool things you can buy if you have a baby?
Last month we spent a fantastic day at the beach with our another couple who are also trying to conceive. After lunch, we somehow spent the […]
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September 18th, 2007
Sounds like the name of a secret society or a collaboration of sinister characters one might find watching reruns of Alias or the X-Files. It is, in fact, a bold new initiative, funded by the National Institutes of Health, organized by Northwestern University that aims to protect the fertility of women who are undergoing radiation […]
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September 18th, 2007
There are new sites at the Science and Health Channel (including this one!) Many thanks to Kendra for the warm welcome:
We have been busy at the science and health channel launching some fresh ideas! I am excited to see our channel grow and know our bloggers have so much to offer… knowledge, tips, research, diet, […]
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September 17th, 2007
Sometime this afternoon, I am going on a field trip. The brand new Wegmans has finally arrived in our area and it is rumoured to be the Best. Store. Ever. We’ll see. I am a TJ’s kind of gal so I have viewed all of the hype and hoopla with some skepticism. But…it has […]
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September 17th, 2007
There are several things that can scare folks away from assisted reproduction techniques. For me, it isn’t the cost (heck, what’s a few more zeros on our credit card statements?) or the odds (better than zero, which is where we started). It is the idea of having to shoot myself with long, loooong needles filled […]
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