Category: Infertility
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Women Aren’t the Only Ones With a Biological Clock
It’s well known in the scientific community that a woman’s ability to conceive fades after the age of 35. However, recent research has suggested that men also have a biological clock for their fertility.…
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Mother’s Day Can Be Difficult for Those Experiencing Infertility
It can be particularly difficult to face the many emotional issues raised by infertility at a time when everyone is celebrating motherhood and fatherhood. RESOLVE urges men, women and couples who are experiencing infertility…
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A Little Pregnant – One Woman’s Public Struggle With Infertility
Julie is in her thirties, and lives in a small town in New England. Julie has fertility problems, which have included several IUIs and four rounds of IVF, which ended in an ectopic pregnancy,…
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New Study Suggests No Link Between Stress And IVF Success
WebMD is reporting on a new study from Sweden that suggests stress doesn’t play a role in the success or failure of conceiving through In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). Researchers assessed stress levels among women…
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Disparities Exist In Access To Infertility Treatment
Pregnancy & Baby is reporting on the disparities that exist in access to infertility treatment. “Our study found the vast majority of patients seeking IVF treatment were Caucasian, highly educated and wealthy compared to…
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Fertility LifeLines Offers Free Fertility Planning Guide
When my wife and I experienced infertility while trying to conceive our first child, we didn’t know what to expect. The only thing we knew was that we couldn’t get pregnant. It would have…
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Fertility Expert Doubts Link Between Chlamydia And Infertility
“I think the evidence that chlamydia affects fertility is very dubious,” Lord Winston said. I haven’t seen any figures that demonstrate that it is causing infertility.” Lord Winston said the link between chlamydia and…
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Infertility News: Leptin, Stress, Rogue Chemicals and a Sperm Magnet
Recently there’s been a lot of interesting reports about infertility. Here’s a sample of some of them. WISTV reports on Leptin and Infertility. Full Story eDiets.com reports on a new study that links stress…
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Infertility Depresses Men Too
BloggingBaby reports: A study in Ireland concluded that men having difficulty conceiving children are just as likely to be depressed as women having difficulty. Clinically significant levels of depression were found in almost 10%…
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Depression Not Uncommon During Pregnancy
The PakTribune reports: The results of a review of studies involving more than 19,000 patients suggest that rates of depression during pregnancy are high. This might be especially true during the second and third…