No proven IVF-cancer link, doctors say
E! News anchor Giuliana Rancic's efforts to conceive have been the main theme of her reality show "Giuliana and Bill." On Monday she revealed she has to postpone her next round of IVF after her new...
View ArticleMedical views: When does human life begin?
Mississippi residents vote Tuesday on a controversial ballot initiative that seeks to define a fertilized human egg as a person with full legal rights. Anti-abortion advocates crafted Initiative 26,...
View ArticleWar of words over looming EPA dioxin study
With the EPA's deadline only days away, a war of words has erupted over whether the agency should go ahead with a dioxin study decades in the making. Vietnam veterans, environmental advocates and...
View ArticleHow ovulating women affect men's speech
The elaborate courtship displays found in the animal kingdom - a peacock spreading his feathers, the hissing of the Madagascar cockroach - aren't always appropriate in an office or classroom. Male...
View ArticleMore cohabitating couples having children
After publishing a report Tuesday on the record low teen birth rate, the National Center for Health Statistics is releasing more numbers on babies in America. Gladys Martinez and her colleagues at the...
View ArticleSextuplets born to Houston mom
A Houston woman is the new mom of three girls and three boys on Monday, according to Texas Children’s Hospital. Lauren Perkins was 30 weeks pregnant when she gave birth to sextuplets at 10:26 a.m. by...
View ArticleIVF-related birth defects may originate with moms, not treatment
Babies conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) have a higher risk of birth defects than those conceived naturally, but the increased risk may stem from the parents rather than the treatment...
View Article5 million babies born so far, thanks to IVF
When Louise Brown was born in 1978, she became the first baby conceived outside the womb, often referred to as a "test-tube" baby. Now, 34 years later, fertility experts estimate that 5 million...
View ArticleThree birthdays, one day of conception
For Joyce Mallon, the births of her three children are "a miracle." Conceived on October, 26, 2007, in a lab by in vitro fertilization, the embryos were implanted into her uterus at two-year intervals,...
View ArticleToo much TV could damage sperm production
Semen quality is a much-discussed subject among scientists these days. Data suggests sperm concentration has been declining in Western countries over the past couple of decades - and reasons for the...
View ArticleIVF may slightly increase mental retardation risk
While new research finds no significant link between autism and singleton children conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF), a slightly increased risk of mental retardation, or intellectual...
View ArticleAttention sperm: Bacon bad, fish good
The quality of a man's semen is directly related to his ability to help conceive a child. But science hasn't found many solutions for men looking for a baby-making boost. Now a study suggests men who...
View ArticleBanned pesticides linked to endometriosis
Women with higher levels of pesticides in their blood are also more likely to have endometriosis, according to a new study published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives....
View ArticleCommon chemicals challenge sperm
Chemicals known as endocrine disruptors, commonly found in our food and products such as makeup, sunscreen and toothpaste, have been shown to cause fertility problems. Now scientists have a better...
View ArticleMarijuana may affect fertility in young men
"If you’re a cannabis user and you’re trying for a baby ... stop." This advice comes from Dr. Allan Pacey, senior lecturer in andrology at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom and lead...
View Article5 studies you may have missed
Here's a roundup of five medical studies published this week that might give you new insights into your health, mind and body. Remember, correlation is not causation – so if a study finds a connection...
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