By Stephen Page
Surrogacy in India is now only available to those who have been married for a minimum of 2 years.
Therefore those married for less than that time, or living together as a couple, same sex couples or single intended …
Month: March 2014
Embryo Screening Gives Couples Hope for Healthy Pregnancy
Embryologist Julia Butler works in Greenville Health System’s new IVF lab at Memorial Medical Office Building. The new $1 million space spans 3,000 square feet and is outfitted with the latest equipment, including micro-manipulation tables where embryologists unite egg and sperm using microscopes that allow for 400 times magnification.
Newly Identified Small-RNA Pathway Defends Genome Against the Enemy Within
Reproductive cells, such as an egg and sperm, join to form stem cells that can mature into any tissue type. But how do reproductive cells arise? We humans are born with all of the reproductive cells that we will ever produce. But in plants things are very different. They first generate mature, adult cells and only later “reprogram” some of them to produce eggs and sperm.
The Strange Bedfellows of the Anti-Contraception Alliance
Evangelicals and Catholics didn’t always share the same views on contraception and abortion. A look at how their alliance came to be and how it’s shaping crucial legal battles.
From Friendship to Parenthood
Woman’s struggle with infertility leads to her carrying twins for another couple.
Majority of Americans Approve of Obamacare Contraception Mandate
A poll conducted earlier this month by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal found that a majority of Americans agree with the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraception mandate. The mandate requires employers to provide coverage for FDA-approved contraceptives, including the pill and IUDs, without co-pays or deductibles, helping millions of women afford vital health care.
Scientists Create New Technique to Study How Disease is Inherited
Parents aren’t perfect; their genomes may contain disease-causing mutations. Nature tries to protect offspring by gene-mixing. This way if one parent passes on a defective mutation, the other has a chance to contribute a working copy.
Women Rally to Raise Awareness of Endometriosis
Wearing yellow ribbons and shirts, hundreds of women gathered on the National Mall Thursday to raise awareness about endometriosis, a common health problem that affects women’s reproductive health.
Judge Orders Genetic Testing in Sperm Donor Case
Shawnee County District Court Judge Mary Mattivi ordered genetic testing conducted Thursday in the Craigslist case, in which she ruled in January that William Marotta is the father of a 4-year-old girl born after he donated sperm to a Topeka same-sex couple.
U.S. Top Court Case Highlights Unsettled Science in Contraception
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a religious dispute over the Obamacare contraception mandate, advocates on both sides are trying to set the court straight on the science.