My Future Baby

Male Infertility: Some Thoughts for Inquiring Men Who Want to “Do It Yourself”

Blog — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:05 +0000

by William D. Petok, Ph.D.

While the state of fertility and infertility knowledge has grown enormously since the first IVF baby was born, one would be hard pressed to understand the role of men in the equation if you read only …

Sharing the Burden of Contraception: Are Vasectomies the New Pill?

ASRM News and Research — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Wife: "I’ve done my share. It’s your turn now.”Husband: “If you leave me in the next five years, I’ll really feel like I sacrificed myself for nothing.”

Many Work to Erase Infertility Stigma on Father’s Day

ASRM News and Research — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Nearly half of all infertility cases involve men, yet it’s often perceived as a woman’s issue according to local patient advocacy groups.

Understanding Fertility in Your Forties

ASRM News and Research — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The fact is fertility decreases with age and this process accelerates at a much faster rate the older you get.

Scientists Challenge Patent Ban for Embryonic Stem Cell Research

ASRM News and Research — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Researchers and biotech firms say European court ruling will deter investors from funding new cures.

Dad’s Stress Changes His Sperm: Brain Development of Future Children Affected

ASRM News and Research — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Is Dad stressed? It may not be a good thing for your future children. It turns out that sperm is affected by stress, whether experienced as a preadolescent or adult, and could give any sons or daughters a blunted reaction to stress–a response is associated with several mental disorders.

Science and Sex: Everything You Wanted to Know About ‘Doing It’

ASRM News and Research — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

“How We Do It” may sound like a sex manual, but it isn’t: In fact, that’s about the only topic you won’t find addressed in anthropologist Robert Martin’s book-length survey of human reproduction and what we can learn from the animal world.

Young Cancer Patients Urged to Store Sperm

ASRM News and Research — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

In a vote of confidence for modern cancer treatments, young male patients are being urged to plan for fatherhood before they undergo radiation and chemotherapy.

OTC Morning-After Pill Sales Coming, But Not Yet

ASRM News and Research — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Don’t look for the morning-after pill to move next to the condoms on drugstore shelves right away – but after a decade-plus fight, it appears it really will happen. Backed into a corner by a series of court rulings, the Obama administration has agreed to let the Plan B One-Step brand of emergency contraception sell over the counter to anyone of any age.

Hormonal Treatment for Endometrial Cancer Does Not Directly Target the Malignant Cells

ASRM News and Research — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Progesterone, a female hormone that can be used as a therapy for endometrial cancer, eliminates tumor cells indirectly by binding to its receptor in stromal or connective tissue cells residing in the tumor microenvironment, according to a study from the G.O. Discovery Lab team and collaborators at UCLA.