As many people with fertility issues quickly learn — 7.4 million women used infertility services from 2006 to 2010 — few employers and insurers pay for many procedures, including in vitro fertilization. Though 65 percent of businesses with more than 500 employees will pay for an initial evaluation by a fertility specialist, just 27 percent cover in vitro fertilization, according to a 2013 study conducted by Mercer, a consulting firm. (That number was 23 percent in 2012.) Drug therapies were covered by 41 percent of large employers, according to the study.
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Baby Blues: Facing Long Delays at Edmonton’s Fertility Clinic, Local Couples Head to Calgary to Get Pregnant
Edmonton-area couples struggling to conceive a child are frequently waiting more than a year to get seen at the city’s lone fertility clinic, an often unbearable delay for older adults in a race against their baby-making biology.
Maintaining Fertility
For women today, a yearly check-up with your healthcare provider is an essential part of maintaining your fertility health at every age. The maker of First Response asked its panel of experts to share tips every woman should take to her doctor to maintain optimal fertility health at every age.
Fertility Clinics Scan for the Strongest Embryo
The chromosomal testing is one of the techniques now coming into use to help fertility clinics answer one of their most vexing questions: Which test-tube embryo or embryos will give a woman the best shot at having a baby?
‘Generally Reassuring’ Findings on Fertility Drugs
Use of fertility drugs doesn’t appear to increase a woman’s long-term risk of breast, ovarian and uterine cancers, new research indicates.
Fertility Clinics Need Fewer ‘Grade C Mistakes’
One in every 100 women who use IVF to conceive suffer an “adverse incident”, fresh data has revealed. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority found 500 to 600 mistakes were made in every 60,000 cycles of fertility treatments in the UK.
Fertility Treatments May Increase The Risk Of Psychiatric Disorders In Children
Certain factors may increase the risk of psychiatric conditions in newborns. A recent study found that children born to women who underwent fertility treatments were at an 33 percent increased rate for developing certain behavioral health issues.
The Latest News About Fertility at Every Age
Just when you’re leaning in to your life, you can start hearing it in the distance: the drumbeat of fertility anxiety. Your drive and ambition could be earning plenty of wins, but people still whisper that your biological clock is ticking and your ovaries are shriveling, so if you don’t lock down a baby daddy and procreate before your early 30s, you might never be able to.
Contraception Pill Could Mask Future Fertility Levels
New study suggests women who come off the contraceptive pill cannot get an accurate assessment of their fertility for months.
Children Born to Women After Fertility Treatment at Greater Risk of Psychiatric Disorders
Children born to women with fertility problems have a higher risk of psychiatric disorders than naturally conceived children. The increase in risk was described as “modest” by researchers from Denmark, but was found to persist throughout childhood and into young adulthood.