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Substantial bone loss seen with Depo-Provera use
• Fertility and pregnancy • Dec 23 04
The results of a new study confirm that using the contraceptive Depo-Provera is associated with bone loss.
Depo-Provera, also known as DMPA, is a…
Teenagers, young men warned of laptop health risk
• Fertility and pregnancy • Dec 09 04
Teenagers and young men should keep their laptops off their laps because they could damage fertility, an expert said Thursday.
Laptops, which reach high…
Fatherhood can follow fix of teens’ testis problem
• Fertility and pregnancy • Dec 06 04
An abnormality of the blood vessels in the testis can lead to infertility, but a new report shows that fertility can be saved when…
Long bed rest not needed after embryo transfer
• Fertility and pregnancy • Nov 25 04
Part of the process of in vitro fertilization involves the transfer of embryos conceived in a “test tube” to the woman’s womb. Following…
Outpatient treatment OK for heavy periods
• Fertility and pregnancy • Nov 19 04
Women undergoing a treatment called thermal balloon ablation for excessive menstrual bleeding can be safely treated on an outpatient basis, UK researchers.
The technique…
Researchers grow sperm stem cells from mice
• Fertility and pregnancy • Nov 04 04
U.S. researchers said on Thursday they had found sperm stem cells in mice, grown them in lab dishes and used them to father baby…
Sleep Debt Affects Female Fertility Too
• Fertility and pregnancy • Oct 28 04
How well you sleep or don’t sleep can seriously alter the balance of hormones in your body and can also disrupt your sleep/wake cycle,…
Height treatment impairs women’s fertility
• Fertility and pregnancy • Oct 25 04
An Australian study has confirmed fears that the use of a sex hormone to reduce the adult height of tall girls impairs their ability…
Height treatment could reduce fertility - study
• Fertility and pregnancy • Oct 22 04
Oestrogen treatment given to tall adolescent girls to reduce their final adult height can lead to fertility problems, Australian scientists said on Friday.
They…
Egg ‘transplants’ women have babies
• Fertility and pregnancy • Oct 20 04
A group of infertile women have given birth to 20 children after doctors performed a form of transplant surgery on their eggs.
The technique,…
Get the Facts on Infertility
• Fertility and pregnancy • Oct 20 04
Infertility is officially defined as the inability to conceive a viable pregnancy after one year of unprotected intercourse. This “official” definition, however, does not…
Advances May Help Preserve Fertility
• Fertility and pregnancy • Oct 18 04
Doctors are reporting two advances that may give women with cancer safer ways to preserve their ability to have children without compromising their chances…
Drinking by men or women affects miscarriage risk
• Fertility and pregnancy • Oct 18 04
Women who are thinking about becoming pregnant are usually advised to stay away from alcoholic beverages. Now, new research suggests that their partners…
Many nations lagging on child health—UNICEF
• Fertility and pregnancy • Oct 08 04
More than half the world’s countries are falling behind in a U.N. campaign to reduce child deaths by two thirds by 2015, the U.N.…
Gum disease tied to risk of premature delivery
• Fertility and pregnancy • Oct 08 04
Pregnant women with serious gum disease appear to have an increased risk of delivering prematurely, but whether this condition actually triggers early labor remains…
Spanish clinic launches embryo adoption scheme
• Fertility and pregnancy • Oct 07 04
A Spanish fertility clinic launched a scheme on Thursday to let women adopt frozen embryos to save them from scientific research just as Spain…
Fertility services may be denied to unfit parents
• Fertility and pregnancy • Sep 16 04
If people are believed to be incompetent to bring up children, is it ethical to turn them down for fertility treatments such as…
Egg freezing shows promise as fertility technique
• Fertility and pregnancy • Sep 13 04
Deep-freezing embryos has been routine for some time, to give infertile couples reproduction choices in various situations, but freezing unfertilized eggs has proven difficult.
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Smoking and drinking are bad for semen
• Fertility and pregnancy • Sep 06 04
Look out, men - smoking and drinking alcohol may affect the quality of your semen.
A group of investigators from Argentina found that men…
Fertility OK after tubal pregnancy treatment
• Fertility and pregnancy • Sep 03 04
Treatment with the drug methotrexate to end a tubal pregnancy does not appear to have any significant impact on future fertility, French researchers report.
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Sonography uncovers testes tumors in infertile men
• Fertility and pregnancy • Sep 02 04
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
• Fertility and pregnancy • Aug 29 04
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
• Fertility and pregnancy • Aug 21 04
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
• Fertility and pregnancy • Aug 20 04
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
• Fertility and pregnancy • Aug 12 04
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…