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  • Splish Splash, Genetic Backlash

    Is making a baby taking longer than expected? Scientists have found that some men have a genetic change which makes them less fertile.

  • Experts Grow Mouse Sperm to Help with Human Infertility

    Researchers in Japan have used embryonic stem cells to grow healthy mouse sperm in laboratory conditions. This development could help human infertility!

  • Infertility and Fibroids

    QUESTION

    My husband and I have been trying to conceive for six months now. I'm a bit concerned due to many reasons, some being family history and others being of a medical nature.

  • Unusual Uterus Position

    QUESTION

    I have a backwards uterus. I was wondering if I still can get pregnant.

  • Abbie's Arrival: A Home Birth Story

    Emma was considered high risk this pregnancy. Most people told her to just suck it up and have a c-section. She chose to follow her gut instincts, and fight for what she felt was right, even if it went outside of what most people consider "normal" for today's child bearing mothers.

  • Trying to Get Pregnant and Over 40

    Hi I'm a 42-year-old women with a 24-year-old man. I would like to have a baby.

  • Infertility Roller Coaster

    The roller coaster ride really did mirror infertility treatment for me and many others. I would do something that terrified me, that wreaked havoc on my body and my mind for my child. I would take what I perceived as a personal risk for her. When I knew I couldn't handle the roller coaster anymore I chose another ride, hoping that different ride would work.

  • Using Acupuncture to Enhance Fertility and Treat Common Pregnancy Conditions

    For at least 2500 years, the Chinese culture has used acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine to safely and effectively assist in the treatment of infertility, pregnancy, post-partum conditions, and many other gynecological conditions.

  • Am I Infertile?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I am a independent and successful woman of 21 years old. I have been trying for a child now for 3 years, with 3 different partners. I know some people would not agree with this but I want a child so much. Two of the partners had children from previous relationships.

  • Scared of Infertility

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I am going on twenty years old this year. I dated a guy from for four years; from the age of barely fourteen to just before I turned eighteen. The first six months we did not use protection (I know it was foolish and risky) but I luckily at the time never became pregnant.

  • A Patient's Guide to Inducing Ovulation

    Ovulation induction is a process whereby -- through drug therapy -- some of the 1,000 eggs lost monthly are rescued from atresia and allowed to develop to maturity. The following discussion is a description of the process of ovulation induction.

  • Pilot Study of FertilityBlend™

    by Lynn Westphal, MD*, Mary Lake Polan, MD, PhD, MPH, Aileen Sontag Trant, PhD, Stephen B. Mooney, MD

  • Mom from the Heart: Phone Call with Birthmom

    Nadine was so excited for us, it was just precious. I don't think either of us will ever forget that phone call as long as we live. We talked for I guess 2-3 hours. I kept telling Nadine that I would shut up so she could go to bed, but then we would start talking again.

  • Experts Grow Mouse Sperm to Help with Human Infertility

    Researchers in Japan have used embryonic stem cells to grow healthy mouse sperm in laboratory conditions. This development could help human infertility!

  • Research Underscores Links Between Stress and Reproductive Hormones

    Researchers from Magee-Womens Research Institute in Pittsburgh revealed that at least one type of menstrual-related disorder linked to infertility may be the result of stress -- and resolving that stress could return reproductive functions to normal.

  • Infertility: An Emotional Roller Coaster

    Infertility testing -- yikes! Tell him not to think of the test as a test of his manliness but a simple sperm donation. Having a fertility test is very worthwhile and can detect potential problems with fertility that may save you both years of heartache. How can you explain that it will expedite the process and make you much happier? Read on for ideas.

  • Splish Splash, Genetic Backlash

    Is making a baby taking longer than expected? Scientists have found that some men have a genetic change which makes them less fertile.

  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Facts and Treatments

    Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine problem in women, affecting 5 to 7.5 percent of reproductive-aged women. It's only in the past decade that ideas about its causes and treatment are being pieced together. Read on and learn how it is diagnosed and treated.

  • Scared of Infertility

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I am going on twenty years old this year. I dated a guy from for four years; from the age of barely fourteen to just before I turned eighteen. The first six months we did not use protection (I know it was foolish and risky) but I luckily at the time never became pregnant.

  • Chemical Pregnancy

    Chemical pregnancies are fairly common and many times a woman will discover that she has indeed experienced an early miscarriage.