22May

Surviving His Pregnant Mood Swings

Yes. Because dads-to-be have them too! It is well known that when trying to conceive women emotions get heightened. Hormonal changes during pregnancy are even more unique in the life of the moms-to-be. They have up and down moods, one day everything is all pink and shiny, and the minute after they become fill blue. A new research found that it isn’t just the ladies who become more emotional during pregnancy and in the first months of parenthood. Apparently, men are, too! The university of...

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Sperm and an egg
16May

Testing sperm on the go? Tool goes mobile in 2015

One of every five men has low-sperm counts that can impair conception. The researchers Greg Sommer and Ulrich Schaff decided to shed some light on fertility changes in men. Their invention “TrakFertility” will allow for men to self-test for sperm quality. In just 5 minutes with a few drops of semen. "It would be like using a scale to follow weight, only in this case, men would track changes in their fertility," Sommer said. "We want to help people conceive in a...

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Fertility-Mystery
18Apr

Fertility Mystery Solved With Discovery of Protein Key

Infertility can be caused by a number of factors, including (but not limited to) DNA damage, chromosomal aberrations, hormonal conditions, age-related factors, and environmental factors. Some infertility conditions are specific to females, some to males, and some arise because of a combination of conditions in the male and female partners. Approximately 12 steps are involved in thoroughly investigating the cause of infertility in couples. In research published this week in Nature, with Dr. Enrica Bianchi of the Wellcome Trust Sanger...

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Women’s fertility
08Apr

Celebrity Baby Scoop: Elisabeth Rohm says she can be voice on infertility

Elisabeth Rohm just wrapped up participation in Fertility Planit - a two day event April 4-5 at the University of California at Los Angeles. The first event of its kind, Fertility Planit was an all-fertility focused show featuring leading fertility experts. Topics included Beginners Guild to Infertility, Becoming a Single Parent by Choice, Egg Freezing, Creating a LGBT family, Adoption, Male Infertility, Fertility Over 40, Adoption, and IVF. The actress talked about motherhood, IVF and her book, "Having the Child...

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28Mar

Study shows promise of preserving fertility in boys with cancer

Study shows promise of preserving fertility in boys with cancer. Scientists have moved a step closer to being able to preserve fertility in young boys who undergo chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer. The new research, published in Fertility and Sterility, the journal of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, addresses the safety of an option scientists are developing for boys who aren't sexually mature and cannot bank sperm. Scientists aim to freeze a sample of the boys' testicular tissue so that...

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mother conceive plus
26Mar

Tamworth mum’s advice to any woman trying to conceive

A TAMWORTH woman who feared she would never have children because of a medical condition has come forward to tell her 'story with a happy ending', in a bid to give hope to other women. Amanda and Mark Taylor are proud parents to five-month-old Lucas following IVF treatment. Amanda (38) spent years suffering the painful and debilitating condition of endometriosis, before the birth of Lucas in October, following IVF treatment at Midland Fertility in Aldridge. She told the Herald: "I'd like to...

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couples planning a pregnancy
26Mar

Fertility bootcamp to offer guidance for couples planning a pregnancy

Guidance for couples planning a pregnancy - Merrion Fertility Clinic is to host a 'His & Hers Fertility Bootcamp' to offer guidance and advice for those who may be planning a pregnancy. The bootcamp, which will take place in Holles Street Hospital next Saturday, March 29, is free of charge. It will focus on an integrated approach to pregnancy, incorporating nutrition and dietary advice, exercise, emotional well-being, holistic therapies such as Chinese medicine and acupuncture, as well as offering the opportunity...

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Anhui
25Feb

First two-child fertility policy baby in Anhui

Liu Gengsheng, the first baby born after the fine-tuned family planning policy in East China's Anhui province was changed, finds all the attention tiring at a hospital in Hefei, Feb 23, 2014. Anhui became the third province to relax the one-child policy on Jan 23, allowing couples to have a second baby if either parent is an only child. MORE ABOUT CONCEIVE PLUS If you have just started trying to get pregnant or have been trying for a while, Conceive Plus® can help...

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25Feb

Declining Fertility Rate – key Challenge to the Prenatal Testing Market in the US

Reportstack has announced a new market research publication on Prenatal Testing Market in the US 2014-2018. The report pinpoints declining fertility rate as a key challenge to the American prenatal testing market. The findings are for the forecast period 2014-2018. The declining fertility rate and related drop in number of pregnancies is leading to a marked reduction in the demand for prenatal testing. Additionally, the risks related to invasive diagnostic procedures are also discouraging expectant mothers from undergoing these procedures. ”The US fertility...

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big spermdont
21Feb

Big sperm don’t always win the race

When females mate with more than one male, each one's sperm has to compete to get to her eggs. Until now, researchers had thought the fastest sperm would dominate. But in a new study, published in Evolution, a team of scientists have found that it is much more complicated than that. 'If you compare species with little sperm competition, like humans, with a species where there is a lot of sperm competition, like Bonobos, then the bonobos tend to have faster, bigger sperm,' says Dr...

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