A study published online Tuesday in the journal Human Reproduction provides more proof of the benefit of men freezing their sperm before undergoing cancer treatment.
Month: December 2013
Government to Offer Free Fertility Treatments to Create Parsi Baby Boom
Each day, gray-haired men and women shuffle into the offices of Bombay Parsi Council, the governing council for the Parsi-Zoroastrians of India. Each day, they huddle behind rickety desks, stacked with dusty ledgers and pictures of their prophet, and pray for Parsi children to boost their rapidly dwindling numbers.
Three Biological Parents and a Baby
Alana is apparently a normal, well-adjusted 13-year-old. But there is something extraordinary about her — every cell in her body is different in a way that is nearly unprecedented.
Cancer Patients Not Told About Infertility, Doctor Says
The American Society of Reproductive Medicine is urging oncologists to talk with cancer patients about fertility. Dr. Geoffrey Sher of the Sher Fertility Institute in Las Vegas said only one in four women are told about how cancer treatment affects their reproductive system.
Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals Found in Water at Fracking Sites
A study of hydraulic fracturing sites in Colorado finds substances that have been linked to infertility, birth defects and cancer.
Infertility is Fertile Ground for Disability Discrimination Claims
Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the settlement of case involving a different kind of “infertility” discrimination — the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Should Birth Control Sabotage Be Considered a Crime?
Is poking holes in a condom to produce a pregnancy a criminal act? Not in the U.S., though slipping someone a pill to induce abortion is. But anti-violence groups want the laws changed.
This is the Most Common Time of Year for Couples to Conceive a Child
More babies are born in August than in any other month, which means couples are doing something more in December than just decorating the Christmas tree.
Men’s Fertility Should Be Scrutinized Too
Future fathers of the world, eat your spinach salads. That’s the message behind a new study in Nature Communications suggesting that what fathers eat before conceiving a baby might play an important role in whether their children suffer from birth defects.
Sexual Function Dramatically Improves in Women Following Bariatric Surgery, Penn Study Finds
The first study to look extensively at sexual function in women who underwent bariatric surgery found that significant improvements in overall sexual function, most reproductive hormones and in psychological status were maintained over two years following surgery.