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more about #infertility GoldenRatioφ (aka -girl11): It's kind of sad that the woman profiled here wants a baby so badly that she will pay for this procedure and undergo fertility treatments, but that sh... more » KaneBaker: Here in Canada women have been freezing their eggs for generations. #eggfreezing more » KetchupFiend: $10,000?! Holy crap. I considered doing this because I was diagnosed with cancer at 24. I emerged from chemo with my fertility (hopefully) intact, but... more » morninggloria: If only there were a way to cryogenically freeze infants and then unfreeze them at age four or so. #eggfreezing more » whynotshesaid: I once froze an egg. When I cracked the shell to cook it, it looked like an egg-sicle. #eggfreezing more » AfroJezeBella: Empowering because? You don't have to carry it around with you like a burden so you can come back and get it later? #eggfreezing more » Triphena: Only 1000 births worldwide? That can't be right. There's been at least a thousand births, plus subsequent murders, plus subsequent twists (they were... more » Flackette Goes Retro: If a person has the funds to do this and would like to do so, then I will not stand in their way. But please don't tell me that it's "empowering" - it... more » BabyJane: It was cold today, so I decided to freeze my ass off instead. #eggfreezing more » rodmanstreet: I'm not surprised that freezing your eggs is empowering, because hard boiling my eggs has been seriously degrading. #eggfreezing more » BytheSea: @pumpkinseed: Would it be unrealistic for people to try adoption first No it ... wait ... your syntax is confusing. Yes, it would be unrealistic, i... more » BytheSea: Why the hell are we calling it a "womb"?? Are we transplanting organs IN THE BIBLE? It's a goddamn heart transplant for the ladyparts, people, it's no... more » BytheSea: firefox keeps crashing when i post more » Athenia: "A transplant could allow a woman to carry a child if she was born without a womb " Does that mean MEN can have babies now?!?! *goes to watch Jun... more » pumpkinseed: Perhaps my views are a bit controversial on this, but I'm going to lay them out anyway. A. ADOPT. There are so many children on this planet that ne... more » Working-for-the-weekend: I wish people would educate themselves a little more. Those who oppose IVF because of the risk of multiple births should actually just oppose irrespon... more » lizdexia: Is this really a quesiton of "a step too far", or just an area of research that won't be especially useful for managing fertility? The number of wome... more » worldgreatestgirl: My questions is once the woman have the child, will the doctors remove the womb?. She won't need it after she gives birth. #wombtransplant more » queen_caribbean: I really don't see where the controversy lies. We can already transplant hearts, lungs, kidneys, livers, etc. Transplanting a uterus may not be life-s... more » laureltreedaphne: I'm worried about the fact that the rabbits died 10 months after surgery. Don't rabbits actually live fairly long lives? Why did they die so quickly. ... more » -
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GMA Reports More Single Women Are Freezing Their Eggs
Today GMA visited fertility clinics where women can freeze their eggs. So far the procedure has only led to about 1,000 births worldwide, but reporter Kate Snow says, "for a lot of women, this is empowering." Clip at left. -
#medicalmilestones
Womb Transplants On The Horizon — But Are They "A Step Too Far?"
British scientists have performed successful womb transplants in two rabbits, using a new technique they say they can apply to humans within two years. More » -
#lalecheleague
Breast Maybe Not Best For Babies' Balls
According to a new study, the pesticides baby boys absorb through breast milk may lead to infertility and testicular cancer later in life. But a study author said the evidence isn't strong enough for women to give up breast-feeding. [True/Slant] -
#polyspermy
Kryptonite Condom In The Works
According to scientists, many men are infertile because they are producing "super sperm" in an evolutionary attempt to get ahead in the arms race that is fertilization. The sperm are so super that multiple swimmers are reaching the egg. [DailyMail] -
#aremennecessary
Scientists Make Sperm From Stem Cells, Media Fears "Petri Dish" Babies
Scientists say they've created the first human sperm from stem cells, but, as several news outlets hasten to reassure us, that doesn't mean we'll soon be "producing human life in a dish." More » -
#testingwoes
Embrace Of Embryonic Testing During IVF Doing More Harm Than Good?
Older women who undergo in vitro fertilization are often encouraged to shell out for pre-implantation genetic screening in an effort to determine the best embryos to implant. But there's increasing evidence that the screening does more harm than good. More » -
#wombraiders
Research Suggests Women May Produce Eggs As Adults
Scientists have found evidence that adult women have stem cells in their ovaries that let them generate more eggs, challenging the long-standing belief that women are born with a fixed number of ova. More » -
#personalpolitical
What About This Should The Government Regulate?
Slate's William Saleten is all over the IVF-regulation beat. Today, he follows up on the Georgia bill that was an ill-disguised effort to confer personhood on cell clusters. It was amended, but still has issues. More » -
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#8isenough
Georgia Pols Propose Limits On Fertility Procedures
In an apparent reaction to the Nadya Suleman case, Georgia politicians have introduced a bill that would limit the number of embryos implanted in a woman, and prevent the freezing additional embryos. More » -
#wombraiders
Advertisers & "Advisers" Focus On Fertile Territory
Two new ad campaigns aim to educate younger women about infertility: although one gives women the facts on fertility and the other makes false claims, both, one could argue, use fear as a major motivation. More »
