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One of the first questions we asked when exploring Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) was, “does anything we are discussing increase the odds of birth defects or any sort of physical or mental disability?” Not that we would close our hearts to a child with a disability or medical condition, but we wanted to know what […]
Today’s Telegraph reports more interesting facts and findings from the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Barcelona, Spain.
One study focused on declining success rates of ICSI after the 3rd attempt:
Almost all women who would have become pregnant through a type of IVF (intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection […]
The answer, it seems, is yes.
A new article at WebMD.com reports:
A study of more than 12,000 couples undergoing fertility treatments has found that pregnancy rates drop and miscarriages increase when the father is older than 40…The results are believed to be the first to show that simply being an older dad has a strong effect […]
When we first realized my ovaries were damaged beyond repair from chemotherapy and radiation, my oncologist strongly suggested that I add calcium supplements to my routine. Why? Because he feared the estrogen provided by birth control pills or other hormone replacement therapies wouldn’t be enough to stave off the increased risk of osteoporosis.
I know that […]
Because that would suck.
Not a big fan of tofu so that’s no big deal, but in this non-milk drinking household, my organic vanilla soy milk is my morning delight. The yum in my cereal. The smooth in my smoothies. Could I live without it? Sure. But I’d rather not.
What’s she on about?
Well, this is […]
One way to make fertility treatments more affordable is participating in clinical trials or research studies.
Different studies have different eligibility requirements, and I’m thinking a clinical study is not something you want to do if you don’t want more folks in white coats all up in your business. But if you are at a stage […]
All of the commenters on this post agreed that yes, definitely, more information on fertility issues and infertility should be shared as part of one’s education. Perhaps in sex ed; perhaps in psychology. I even put in a vote for it as a topic to be covered in “Christian Marriage” or “Social Justice” for those […]
I don’t know if you remember, but a few months ago I wrote about donating embryos and what a tricky, tricky topic this can be: for those in search of embryos looking to “adopt” as well as those who may have embryos available after their fertility treatments.
What are the options available? What are the questions […]
For the last week or so, my husband has been commenting almost daily on how pretty I look, how my skin glows, how fresh and young I look. What’s the deal?
To my knowledge, there’s no reason for him to sweet talk me, no major fight to make up, no major purchase or splurge to reckon […]
If you already read Kids Health Notes, you know Grace is a smart cookie. Well, she came up with another great idea and asked the Health and Wellness bloggers to round up their favorite posts from the month of April. Here are mine!
Oh Wait, Are We Sure We Want to Do This? - Second thoughts […]
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