LONDON — More than three decades after Britain produced the world’s first test-tube baby, Europe is a patchwork of restrictions for people who need help having a child. Many countries have strict rules on who is allowed to get fertility treatments. And recent court rulings suggest nothing’s likely to change anytime soon. France and Italy…
From raising public awareness of donation to making the process less off-putting, could these steps see giving eggs and sperm become somewhat more common to talk about or do?
IVF clinics aren’t doing enough to encourage people to donate eggs and sperm, the head of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), the fertility watchdog, has suggested.
In a new push to raise awareness of egg and sperm donation, chair of the HFEA Lisa Jardine has said she wanted egg donation to become as “obvious as blood donation”.
Infertility takes its toll. It wreaks havoc on our finances, our bodies, our
marriages, our friendships, our identities and sometimes our souls. All we want is a child
to love, care for, nurture, and endow with all that we have fantasized for years.
A new study suggests that eating a high-fat diet may be associated with lower sperm quality.
… European journal Human Reproduction, found that men who ate diets higher in saturated fat had lower sperm counts and concentration than men who consumed less fat.
I’ve found another reason that red wine is good for you. A few months back, I was having drinks with a friend from Google at the Four Seasons Silicon Valley. It turned out that both of us were planning an IVF cycle.
It is very important to make clear that the women in this study used donor eggs to achieve their pregnancies. Medically documented cases of women in their fifties becoming pregnant with their own eggs are very rare.
The Baby Chase: An Adventure in Fertility by Holly Finn is a mini autobiography of her journey through fertility. I strongly recommend this story to anyone who is trying to conceive (ttc) because they will be able to relate to Holly’s story all too closely.
Too embarrassed to ask your doctor about sex, body quirks, or the latest celeb health fad? In a regular feature and a new book, “What the Yuck?!,” Health magazine medical editor Dr. Roshini Raj tackles your most personal and provocative questions. Send ‘em to Dr. Raj at whattheyuck@health.com. Are celebs more fertile than the rest…
I had to reprint this great blog by Marna Gatlin the founder of Parents via Egg Donation (PVED). It is sad to see how many women that I still encounter who are under the illusions that if they are still menstruating they must still be fertile. And some are naive enough to believe that because celebrities are getting pregnant that they can too. Here are Marna’s words: