Two former Sandia National Laboratories scientists have come up with what they say is a take-home fertility test for men, the Albuquerque Journal reported Friday.
Month: April 2014
As Mixed-Status HIV Couples Weigh Risks, More Choose to Conceive the Old-Fashioned Way
When Susan Hartmann got married, she and her husband knew that they had to be careful. Given that she’s HIV-negative and he’s HIV-positive, they had to be vigilant about protected sex. But later, they decided they wanted to start a family.
Stress May Be A Factor In Couples’ Infertility
You’ve likely heard of a couple who tried unsuccessfully for years to have a child, only to conceive soon after they turned to adoption as an alternative. If you have, you’ve probably surmised that stress can undercut fertility.
Researchers See New Importance in Y Chromosome
There is new reason to respect the diminutive male Y chromosome.Besides its long-known role of reversing the default state of being female, the Y chromosome includes genes required for the general operation of the genome, according to two new surveys of its evolutionary history. These genes may represent a fundamental difference in how the cells in men’s and women’s bodies read off the information in their genomes.
HPV Test Approved for Cervical Cancer Screening
The FDA announced approval Thursday of the human papillomavirus DNA test as a primary screening method for cervical cancer.
Are Older Men’s Sperm Really Any Worse?
Everyone knows that a woman’s eggs don’t improve with age. The arbiter of turn-of-the-millennium pop culture, “Sex and the City,” gave us the image of the single woman in her mid-30s (Miranda) and her maturing eggs. And while fertility may not quite fall off a cliff at 35, it’s hard for women to ignore the idea that things are getting worse as they get older. Obstetricians have a special category for pregnant women over 35: “advanced maternal age.”
FDA Warns Against Procedure to Remove Uterine Fibroids; Says it Could Spread Hidden Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday took the rare step of urging doctors to stop performing a surgical procedure used on tens of thousands of women each year to remove uterine growths, saying the practice risks spreading hidden cancers within a woman’s body.
Seven in 10 Favor Mandated Contraception Coverage
Women approved of mandated birth control more than men (77 percent to 64 percent), and blacks approved more than whites (81 percent to 67 percent). Hispanics also had a higher rate of approval, at 76 percent.
The Best and Worst States for Infertility
Fertility report card scores states on insurance coverage for IVF, fertility specialists, and support groups.
We are abandoning children in foster care
In 2012 in the United States, 23,439 children in foster care turned 18 and were “emancipated” or “aged out.” In simple terms, most of them were put out into the world on their own without housing, financial assistance or …