The hopes of veterans who need help starting a family as a result of injuries sustained in combat were dashed Wednesday when Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., pulled a bill that would have allowed the Veterans Affairs Department to fund fertility treatments.
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Understanding Your Fertility Health
For some, those years spent putting off having a child can lead to struggles conceiving later. Approximately 85% of people have no trouble getting pregnant after a short period of time. In fact, approximately 50% percent will be pregnant after 3 months, and 75% of couples will be pregnant after 6 months. But what if you are in that remaining 15%? One in eight couples struggles with infertility.
China has Fertility Woes so Alibaba is Buying Sperm
Thanks to Alibaba, China’s answer to eBay, more 20,000 men just made a very quick buck. From July 15 to 17, the e-commerce giant advertised a special deal offering 5,000 yuan — about $800 — to sperm donors. The initiative was an attempt to help restock Chinese sperm banks, which are currently going weathering a bit of a drought.
Report: More Teen Girls Turning to Morning After Pill
More than 20 percent of sexually active teen girls have turned to the morning-after pill after the emergency contraceptive became readily available without a prescription.
Will Patients Accept Fewer Embryo Transfers?
It is well known that a singleton pregnancy carries the lowest risk to the mother and newborn. Therefore, the delivery of a full-term, healthy singleton is considered the best outcome after the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART).
Study: Men Also Have Biological Clock When it Comes to Fertility
The belief that women’s age is the only thing that matters when it comes to fertility might be wrong. A study from the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine finds men have a biological clock too.
Denver’s Only Kaiser Permanente Fertility Clinic Closes
Skyline Medical infertility clinic’s closure disrupts care for several hundred patients
iSperm Turns Your iPad into a Home Fertility Test for Men
Taiwanese start-up Aidmics is hoping to cash in on the $US40 billion global human fertility market with an iPad-compatible gadget it calls iSperm.
Stem Cells Could Treat Mitochondrial Disease
Researchers generated human stem cells in the lab, repaired common mitochondrial defects, and reported they were able to rescue cell function.
Gene Editing Boosts the Efficiency of Sperm Replacement Cells
Using gene editing technology, researchers have overcome imprinting errors to improve the birth rate from fertilization with sperm replacement cells ten times.