My Five Biggest Fears About Surrogacy—and How I Overcame Them
Jerry Mahoney and his partner weren’t sure about using a surrogate to have a baby, but their fears were quickly put to rest after researching the reality of modern surrogacy—When my partner Drew and I...
View ArticleThe Ethics of Three-Person IVF
As Britain backs moves to allow three person IVF, there’s a strong ethical case for allowing the procedure, provided that careful regulation and monitoring is in place.—By Stephen Wilkinson, Lancaster...
View ArticleFreezing Your Eggs Benefits Your Employer. Is it Good for You?
Accepting employer egg-freezing benefit and postponing pregnancy requires financial, physical and emotional education and analysis to make sure it’s right for you.—Apple and Facebook now offer women a...
View ArticleDad, This is What She’s Dealing with During Her IVF Cycle
These struggles are why it’s even more important to be there for her during fertility treatments and IVF cycles —It’s always important for men to understand what their wife or girlfriend is...
View ArticleDear Husbands: We Know You’re Scared
I know I have mood swings. I know my husband sees the anger, the depression, the frustration and defeat without my confirmation, and I know our infertility journey creates more worry in him about me...
View ArticleMy Sperm or Yours?
Embed from Getty Images—I read an article today that made me ponder life in a different way. I found it in the UK’s Mirror Online and it’s something that we don’t talk about much or even acknowledge...
View ArticleInfertility Through the Ages – and How IVF Changed the Way We Think About It
Embed from Getty Images—Tracey Loughran, University of EssexTo all outward appearances, Louise Brown looked exactly the same as thousands of other babies when her blinking, slightly quizzical gaze met...
View ArticleForty Years After the Birth of IVF, Researchers Push Boundaries to Preserve...
Marie Menke, University of PittsburghTears are a regular occurrence in a fertility clinic. Tears of joy, tears of frustration, tears of loss happen almost daily. For some, those tears are the tears of...
View ArticleI Will Never Be Pregnant, and I’m Finally OK with That
–One of the worst pieces of advice I received while at the height of my infertility struggle was, “Why don’t you just adopt?”Years later, I actually did become an adoptive mother. And my daughter is...
View ArticleThe Silent Struggles of Infertility and Pregnancy Loss
Embed from Getty Images—“At dinner, it’s happening.”That was the text my wife, Emily, sent me from an out-of-town bachelorette party. Two weeks earlier, we’d learned she was pregnant for the second...
View ArticleFive Questions About Surrogacy
— 1. Does surrogacy involve In Vitro Fertilization procedure (IVF)? In fact – yes. IVF is an abbreviation that stands for “In Vitro Fertilization”, i.e. fertilization outside the female body. The only...
View Article7 Ways Infertility Impacts Your Relationship
— Couples who have been struggling with infertility for years know the negative toll it can quickly take on a once-healthy marriage. The person you once shared a special connection to is now the same...
View ArticleBirds, Bees, and Petri Dishes
— An old buddy—we’ll call him “Jack,” ’cause on this subject he still thinks he might have something to be ashamed of (he doesn’t!)—phoned me a couple of days ago to tell me he and his wife were about...
View ArticleMore Is Not Always Better in Fertility Treatment
By Claire Jones and Eileen McMahon The fertility clinic waiting room is a space where many people will find themselves at some point in their lives. In spite of cheery music, shared success stories,...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence Company Helps IVF Patients Get Pregnant
About 6.1 million couples in the United and over 150 million worldwide struggle with infertility. An Australian Femtech company with US headquarters in San Francisco announced new technology to help...
View ArticleThe Arc of Sexuality During Family Building
In this exciting age where families look different and are being built by all types of people, the ways to parenthood are many. For LGBTQ+ folx, there are options for fertility preservation, adoption,...
View ArticleList of Government IVF Centers in Mumbai
— There is an increasing demand for suitable infertility treatment, mostly referred to as in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. Earlier, IVF treatment was limited to private hospitals and medical...
View ArticleSupporting A Partner on Their Fertility Journey
— According to Healthline, approximately 15% of couples struggle with fertility. Instead of leaning on each other for support during this time, their feelings of shame and embarrassment often drive...
View ArticleMen Who Drink Alcohol May Lower Chance of IVF Success
By Jennifer Gauntt – Texas A&M The new study in Molecular Human Production is part of a research program focused on understanding how male drinking prior to conception contributes to the...
View ArticleOpinion: Restricting Obese Women From IVF Is Discriminatory
By BECCA MUIR In the U.S., nearly 100,000 babies were born through assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization, in 2021, and as people postpone parenthood to older ages, such...
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