A baby with Zika-linked microcephaly remained hospitalized in northern New Jersey on Wednesday with the first such birth defect case in the Northeast and the third in the nation, officials at Hackensack University Medical Center confirmed.
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Why Women Should not be Alarmed by IVF Ovarian Cancer Link
A landmark study has discovered that the risk of developing ovarian cancer rises by more than one third for women undergoing fertility treatment.
IVF and a Link to Ovarian Cancer: Women Who Need Fertility Treatment are a Third More Likely to Develop the Disease, Reveals Major UK study
IVF patients are a third more likely to develop ovarian cancer, a landmark UK study suggests.Doctors say the extra risk shows the need for women to be screened for the disease following fertility treatment.
Effects of Marijuana: Smoking Pot Burns Out Sperm Count For Men By A Third, Harming Fertility
According to a recent study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, smoking pot more than once a week can lower sperm count by a third, and if combined with other recreational drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy, it can fall to more than half.
Where Does Your State Rank on The Fertility Friendly Spectrum
As it turns out, the United States isn’t necessarily the land of equal opportunity when it comes to fertility—but we’re making strides to get there. For the third year in a row, RESOLVE released their annual “Fertility Scorecard” in partnership with EMD Serono, and the results may surprise you, depending on where you live.
Worried About Low Sperm Count? Here’s What to Do Next
Infertility is on the rise in Australia with one in six Australian couples currently experiencing challenges with falling pregnant. Of the causes of infertility, reduced sperm count (and/or quality) accounts for around one third of cases. One of the questions, then, commonly asked of a GP in relation to difficulties with conceiving is what to do about a low sperm count?
High Cost of Fertility Treatment Sends Many into Debt
Many women who want a baby aren’t letting the high cost of fertility treatments dissuade them—and are carrying loads of debt as a result.A new survey found that 44 percent of women who sought fertility treatment racked up more than $10,000 in debt, with about a third of them using credit cards to finance at least part of that expenditure.
Sprout Pharmaceuticals’ ‘Female Viagra’ Pill Again Seeks FDA Approval
Not in the mood? Flibanserin, a little pink pill that increases a woman’s libido, is seeking FDA approval for the third time.
Unexplained Infertility Often Overtreated
Over a third of couples eligible for expectant management of unexplained fertility were treated; prognosis was often not calculated and/or expectant management was frequently not recommended. Couples who were expectantly managed had comparable pregnancy rates to those who were overtreated.
Infertility Third Most Serious Health Problem After Cancer and Heart Disease
Infertility will be the third most serious health condition after cancer and cardiovascular diseases this century.