Fertility and pregnancy

Sonography uncovers testes tumors in infertile men

It’s not uncommon to discover testicular cancer in men when they are examined by ultrasound during an evaluation for infertility, Israeli researchers report. They…    

C-section less likely to cause painful sex problem

When a pregnant woman’s labor is difficult, doctors often must choose between performing a c-section or using instruments to delivery the baby through the…    

Japanese Women Shun The Pill

Five years ago Japanese women’s rights advocates won their battle to legalize the birth control pill. Now they are waging an even tougher fight…    

Candor about donor conception may aid family ties

Parents who conceive using donated sperm often opt not to tell the child. But a small study suggests that choosing to be open about…    

RU-486 abortion doesn’t affect later pregnancy

The use of mifepristone (RU-486) to induce early abortion does not appear to adversely affect subsequent pregnancies, according to a study involving more than…    

Many high school girls report dating violence

Nearly one in five sexually active teenage girls in the U.S. say they have been physically abused by a date in the past year,…    

Gulf War veterans show fertility problems - study

Veterans of the first Gulf War are showing signs of fertility problems compared with armed forces colleagues who did not serve there, according to…    

Late childbirth lowers ovarian cancer risk

At last, a health benefit to having children late in life—it seems to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.…    

Aspirin ups success of test tube fertilization

A short course of low-dose aspirin seems to improve the chances that in vitro fertilization (IVF) will result in pregnancy and birth, new research…    

Expectant moms should be active, doctors say

Fanatics and runners who become pregnant for the first time may be shocked to learn that the bible for all mothers-to-be, What to Expect…    

Women and kids should strictly limit fish

Children, pregnant women, and women who are planning to become pregnant should strictly limit their intake of fish and avoid some types altogether to…    

Antidepressants to come with pregnancy precaution

Drug makers are adding a notice to widely used antidepressants that babies of women who take the drugs late in pregnancy may experience jitteriness…    

New guidelines to protect frozen sperm, embryos

Britain issued new guidelines on Tuesday to protect frozen sperm, eggs and embryos stored in fertility clinics from being accidentally destroyed.

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Father’s smoking ups early miscarriage risk

Pregnant women exposed to large amounts of secondhand smoke—such as when their husband smokes—are more likely to miscarry during the first days of their…    

Oral Hygiene Linked To Pre-Term Births

A team of researchers - led by Yiping Han, a microbiologist from Case Western Reserve University - have discovered that a bacterium (Fusobacterium nucleatum)…    

Exposure To Nicotine In Womb May Set Stage For Later Addictions

Prenatal exposure to nicotine appears to inflict lasting damage that may leave the brain vulnerable to further injury and addiction upon later use of…    

Herbal Fertility Supplement Shows Positive Results In Study

A researcher at Stanford University says a small study shows promise for a nutritional supplement that may help boost fertility in women who have…    

Dental X-Rays Linked To Low-Weight Babies

Researchers at the University of Washington School of Dentistry say that women who have dental X-rays during pregnancy are three times as likely to…    

Vatican Condemns Fertility Help

The Vatican issued a broad condemnation Tuesday of fertility treatments such as in-vitro fertilization, calling the destruction of embryos in the process a “massacre…    

Worry affects female fertility

"Don’t worry, be happy” may sound like patronizing advice to a woman seeking help in having a baby but it may be just what…    

Impotence drug could offer long-term help -study

Anti-impotence drugs could offer long-term help to some men who have had prostate surgery or who otherwise lose their sexual potency, researchers reported on…    

Weighing the costs of fertility treatments

Sondra Headrick is in the 27th week of a pregnancy perilous for herself and the six babies growing inside her. Her sextuplets resulted from…    

Appeal of home testing of men’s fertility is in its privacy

In a couple’s efforts to get pregnant, the woman has her ovulation predictor kit, but what about the man? Men have fertility problems, too.…    

A Patient’s Gift

I’ll tell you, after all the disappointments and all the grieving and sitting with people that I do, it was just like the sun…    

In vitro fertilization or donor insemination may have a positive effect

Parents who use assisted reproduction technology (ART) may be more receptive and nurturing than those who conceive their children naturally, researchers report.

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