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'Non-Urgent' Fertility Treatments Were Shut Down in Response to Covid-19—Now Patients Are Protesting
Last week, Beverly Reed, a fertility doctor in Texas, started making a series of difficult phone calls. The American…
Jul 2 2019
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A UK company apparently hellbent on proving that wellness scammers exist outside Gwyneth Paltrow’s purview had to…
May 12 2016
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People toss a lot of unsolicited advice your way when you’re trying to get pregnant. Advice like, “Try acupuncture.”…
Feb 29 2016
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Reminder: Vets with combat-related infertility still can’t get IVF though the VA.
May 26 2015
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As we exit another Memorial Day weekend full of solemn paeans to The Troops, the Washington Post reminds us that the…
May 14 2014
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Photo storage and repurposing site Shutterfly is in a bit of hot water with customers today, after sending an email…
Feb 19 2014
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Over 61,000 babies were conceived via IVF in 2012, which means 1.5 percent of America’s 3.9 million births that year…
Jan 22 2014
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There's a popular perception that, in this day and age, infertility treatments like IVF are as common as can…
Nov 26 2013
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This morning on the Today show, viewers met Robin Young, a pretty, athletic, 28-year-old woman who has donated eggs…
Oct 23 2013
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Being a woman means that making permanent decisions about reproduction must occur within a time frame that, for many…
Dec 7 2012
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Visiting the websites of fertility clinics could bring up pages of smiling babies, happy families, and convincing…
Aug 15 2012
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A recent overview of websites aimed at recruiting women to donate their eggs to those with fertility problems has…
Jul 5 2012
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If your first period signals the official "start" of your usefulness as a baby vessel, then menopause is the long,…
Jun 20 2012
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We often talk about the problems religion brings upon women by forbidding the use of birth control, but, oddly…
Jun 12 2012
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File this under "Future Very, Very Rich People Problems" — a British medical panel ruled today that a method of in…
May 21 2012
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Well, thank goodness that's settled. The Supreme Court ruled today that children conceived via in vitro…
May 7 2012
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Even when they end in the desired outcome of pregnancy, fertility treatments are complicated and carry certain…
May 4 2012
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Are you a pretty Asian girl who is good at math? Your eggs might be worth about a downpayment on a decent condo. Are…
Apr 30 2012
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Being famous and struggling with infertility has got to be hard, but at least when you're a celebrity human, you can…
Apr 9 2012
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If you were asked to think of the man who has fathered the most children in the world, who'd be your pick? Jim Bob…