We must all pay for parental leave Mar 10, 2010
Fertility is a choice and the responsibility of parents not society. That someone should expect society to subsidise their breeding is an affront to those of us who have worked through the raising of our families and theft from those who do not breed. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
An Obama Nominee and Disappearing Persons Mar 10, 2010
In a 1986 essay in the Yale Law Journal, Johnsen argued that the United States became a sexist society because men were able to drive women out of public life using female fertility as an excuse. "State and social regulations concerning reproductive differences have served to create and reinforce separate and unequal sex-segregated spheres in the United States," Johnsen wrote. (Townhall.com)
Exposure to BPA may cause permanent fertility defects, Yale researchers find Mar 9, 2010
Public release date: 8-Mar-2010. Contact: Karen N. Peart. (EurekAlert!)
Gender Equality And Millennium Development Goals Mar 9, 2010
When boys and girls are encouraged to stay in school and achieve, family incomes have a better chance of increasing, fertility rates go down, and healthier behaviors take hold. When men and women share responsibilities for decision-making, family budgets benefit all family members. (allAfrica.com)
Sage has medicinal as well as cooking uses Mar 9, 2010
Ancient Egyptians used it as a fertility drug. It has been utilized from then to the present day to reduce the swelling of sprains, soothe coughs, heal ulcers, and as a remedy for rheumatism and arthritis. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Genealogical Tourism Redefining Leisure Travel Market, Professor Says Mar 9, 2010
A new study argues that Argentinean fertility clinics are increasingly marketing themselves to. (Jan. (Science Daily)
Who Needs a Hysterectomy? Mar 7, 2010
According to ACOG, endometriosis may cause pelvic pain, irregular bleeding or infertility ... Since the surgery dramatically affects the patient s fertility and may produce other symptoms (including early menopause), a patient should carefully review all of her treatment options with her doctor before making the decision to have a hysterectomy. (Suite101.com)
Malawi: Climate Change is Changing Farming Methods Mar 7, 2010
He says, as a result, crops die before maturity, crop are damaged by floods and there is soil erosion, loss of soil fertility, siltation of fields, shortage of water, loss of land and reduction in yield. Loss of productive land has led to lower family income, hunger, diseases and malnutrition. (allAfrica.com)
Can't Have a Baby? Maybe It's Your Man Mar 7, 2010
Men, Too: Infertility Is Not Just a Female Problem - ABC News ... Men, Too: Infertility Is Not Just a Female Problem ... Healthy Young Men Face Infertility, Battle Social Stigma. (ABC News)
Read the story Mar 7, 2010
A-Rod's February admission that he used steroids from 2001-03 and Ramirez's 50-game suspension for use of a banned female fertility drug sparked outrage among commentators, but fans - at least, Yankees and Dodgers fans - seemed to have little trouble forgiving and moving on. "I think everybody understands that every profession, whether it's baseball, other sports, medicine, lawyers, has some people who unfortunately will try to cut corners," DuPuy said, "but they also recognize all the... (CBS News -- Evening News)
Healing native rangeland may require combination of burning and rotational grazing Mar 6, 2010
"We measured treatment impacts on soil organic matter, since higher organic matter results in higher rainfall infiltration, better soil fertility and higher plant production," he said. "The amount of plant cover is important for soil organic matter because bare ground is not protected from the sun and gets much hotter than covered soil, causing accelerated loss of organic matter.". (EurekAlert!)
Kids born via IVF faring well into adulthood Mar 6, 2010
The study, published in the journal of the Fertility and Sterility, is a follow-up of the first generation of U.S. children conceived via IVF. All were born between 1981 and 1990 through the IVF program at Eastern Virginia Medical School, where the first IVF baby in the U.S. was born, in 1981. According to Dr. Sergio Oehninger and his colleagues at the university, there are "lingering questions" about the potential health effects of IVF on children. (MSNBC -- Health)
Uganda: Common Stand on Country's Population Policy Still a Far Cry [analysis] Mar 6, 2010
"There is a marked difference in the fertility rates between primary school drop-outs and girls who study up to university," he said explaining the socio-economic distance in birth rates between the modern and less modern sections of the community ... In its report, it notes that Uganda leaped from a population of five million in 1948 to 31 million in 2009 posting the highest fertility rates in Africa ... The UNPF has projected that if the fertility rate continues as it is, the number of primary... (allAfrica.com)
Fourth baby on the menu for Jamie Oliver Mar 5, 2010
Fertility treatment helped Jools, who has polycystic ovary syndrome, fall pregnant with the couple's first child, Poppy Honey, who is now seven. She then conceived another daughter, Daisy Boo, now six, unaided and turned to fertility treatment again before giving birth to their third daughter, Petal Blossom Rainbow, in April 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Sleeping With the Sitter Mar 5, 2010
Your mother-in-law's fertility is none of your business; you have no claim on what she does with her uterus. You say you "can't conceive" of conceiving at the same time as your mother-in-law. (Slate)
Mullahs help promote birth control in Afghanistan Mar 5, 2010
Afghanistan has one of the world's highest fertility rates, averaging more than six babies per woman despite years of war and a severe lack of medical care ... The mullahs' major concerns centered on safety and infertility, the report said ... They also involved husbands in the project and sought to dispel beliefs that contraceptives have negative side effects, such as infertility. (USA Today -- News)
WORLDWIDE: Out-of-wedlock births on the rise Mar 5, 2010
Demographer Patrick Heuveline of the University of California-Los Angeles compared non-marital fertility in many of the same countries about a decade ago. He found that U.S. mothers are more likely to be single parents because the non-married couple relationship doesn't tend to last very long, something he says continues to be true, he says. (USA Today -- News)
Move over, make room for millions more Mar 4, 2010
While significant falls have occurred in birth rates in most less developed countries, "wanted fertility" is still well above replacement level in many. Even where fertility has fallen close to, or below, replacement level, the age structures resulting from previous high birth rates mean substantial built-in momentum for further population growth. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Instant dimples a cheeky fad Mar 4, 2010
But its a tiny defect thats been revered (some cultures believe a dimple signifies luck or fertility) and, yes, recreated for decades. A procedure for artificial dimples via a specially designed knife a tiny, keen-edged scoop, and a very fine needle was touted as early as. (MSNBC -- Health)
How Blood Drives Motivate Blood Donation Mar 4, 2010
17, 2008) Two-thirds of women who donated eggs to fertility clinics reported satisfaction with the process, but 16 percent complained of subsequent physical symptoms and 20 percent reported lasting. . (Science Daily)
A Common Herbicide Turns Some Male Frogs into Females Mar 3, 2010
Whereas another four of the treated frogs apparently resisted atrazine's effects, the rest "lacked male reproductive behavior, had reduced male features, and severely reduced sperm and low fertility," Hayes says. The key may be aromatase, a protein that spurs the production of the female hormone estrogen, causing originally male gonads to become ovaries and whose production is spurred by atrazine. (Scientific American)
South greys, poor states to be youthful Mar 3, 2010
However, several diverse factors come into play here, ranging from differing fertility and mortality rates in different states to the success (or failure) of family planning programmes to other social parameters like education, migration and poverty ... If the high fertility rate of UP will probably add to the young population, there are certain corners that are not expected to contribute much to what is popularly called the "demographic dividend" ... Their total fertility rate was a high four... (India Times)
UCLA researcher to lead MCG Mar 3, 2010
He is an internationally recognized expert in polycystic ovary syndrome and other androgen excess disorders that can create fertility problems in women. Azziz signed the contract to come on board Tuesday morning, said Dr. Susan Herbst, chief academic officer for the university system, who aids the regents in research university presidential searches. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Out of time? Mar 2, 2010
Endometriosis, which affects around two million women in the UK, can cause severe pain, heavy periods and infertility ... She has also had surgery twice to remove the endometriosis, which helped for a short while, but doctors have warned any further surgery would affect her fertility. (BBC News -- Health)
LOUIE COCROFT Mar 2, 2010
The Prairie Star: Montana Ag Newspaper. Montana ag business directory. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Fertility Problems May Not Affect Kids' Coordination Mar 2, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite some concerns to the contrary, parents' fertility problems may have little effect on their children's risk of coordination problems as they reach school age, a new study finds. Some past research has found that babies born with the help of fertility treatment may, on average, have a slight delay in reaching some developmental milestones, like sitting up or walking ... The new study, published in the journal Human Reproduction, looked at the risk of so-called... (MEDLINEplus)
Double ovarian transplant hailed Mar 2, 2010
Their mother was robbed of her fertility by cancer treatment ... Their mother, Stinne Holm Bergholdt, aged 32, said it was a surprise to find out she was pregnant a second time because she thought she would need fertility treatment again ... These results support cryopreservation of ovarian tissue as a valid method of fertility preservation. (BBC News -- Health)
Indian Mothers Outsource Wombs to Gay Couples Mar 2, 2010
Fister and Michael Griebe, a gay couple who lives in Kentucky and own a computer firm, paid about U.S. $60,000 to a city-based infertility for the procedure where a donated egg was fertilized with his sperm and carried to term by an Indian surrogate mother ... Specialized fertility clinics li 00004000 ne up impoverished women and pay them to carry children on behalf of childless Western couples ... India is a good option for gays because this country is patient-friendly, legally uncomplicated... (Newsmax)
Common weed-killer chemically castrates frogs: study Mar 2, 2010
Ninety percent of the male frogs exposed to atrazine had low testosterone levels, decreased breeding gland size, feminized laryngeal development, suppressed mating behavior, reduced sperm production and decreased fertility, while the control group showed features typically found in male frogs. And what happened to the remaining 10 percent of atrazine-exposed frogs was deemed "the most dramatic finding" of the study by the researchers, led by Tyrone Hayes of the University of California at... (Yahoo! Asia News)
Why do we need population growth? Mar 2, 2010
Ronk, Without govt incentives, Australian fertility rates are below replacement anyway. No social engineering needed. (The Age, Australia -- Opinion)
Pesticide Atrazine Can Turn Male Frogs Into Females Mar 2, 2010
"These male frogs are missing testosterone and all the things that testosterone controls, including sperm. So their fertility is as low as 10 percent in some cases, and that is only if we isolate those animals and pair them with females," he said. "In an environment where they are competing with unexposed animals, they have zero chance of reproducing.". (Science Daily)
Ostara - Pagan Spring Celebration Mar 1, 2010
Joy greets the season of fertility's renewal ... Light green candles in silver candlestick holders, potted crocuses, tulips, daffodils, jonquils and hyacinths, crystal quartz, hard boiled eggs with dyed shells and figurines of rabbits, symbolic of fertility, a goblet of water and a bowl of earth adorn the altar. (Suite101.com)
PHILIPPINES: Contraception controversy central to elections Mar 1, 2010
It also said the country's total fertility rate was 3. 3 children per woman, but that four out of 10 women said they preferred to have only two children. (AlertNet)
Bill to ban women selling eggs passes state House Feb 28, 2010
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) A measure passed Thursday by the state House, intended to make it illegal for a woman to sell her eggs, could jeopardize state fertility clinics, doctors at two Oklahoma City facilities said ... HB 3077 does not regulate or prohibit the procurement of eggs for the treatment of infertility being experienced by the woman from whom the eggs are being taken ... Hamilton said fertility clinics in the state, if her measure becomes law, "could use donor eggs all they want; they just... (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Unharvested sugarbeets could impact this year's crops in Wyoming (5) Feb 28, 2010
This will have a huge impact on soil fertility as populations of microscopic organisms soil microbes expand to decompose the beets. The abundant, sugar-derived energy source creates a shortage of other nutrients, especially nitrogen, which the microbes rapidly take up and make unavailable to crops. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Wisconsin Grazing Conference February in Wisconsin Rapids (7) Feb 28, 2010
and Woody Tasch, founder of the Slow Money Alliance, is a pioneer in merging investing and philanthropy and author of Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered, on Saturday, Feb. 20, at 4 pm. For registration costs and information on volunteering and exhibiting, visit the GrassWorks website (). (Agri-View, WI)
Home Fertility Test for Men Under Review Feb 27, 2010
Home fertility tests aren't just for women anymore ... The test helps couples sort out if the male is a factor in the infertility "and to do that in privacy with some cost savings," he said ... In the journal Human Reproduction, Herr and his team report on a study comparing the accuracy of their SpermCheck Fertility test with standard laboratory sperm count methods, using 225 semen samples. (Newsmax)
Woman Gives Birth to Two Healthy Babies in Separate Pregnancies After Ovarian Transplant Feb 26, 2010
25, 2010) For the first time, a woman has given birth to two children after her fertility was restored using transplants of ovarian tissue that had been removed and frozen during her cancer treatment and then restored once she was cured ... Following her ovarian transplant, Mrs Stinne Holm Bergholdt gave birth to a girl in February 2007 after receiving fertility treatment to help her become pregnant ... "These results support cryopreservation of ovarian tissue as a valid method of fertility... (Science Daily)
Two Babies Born a Year Apart After Ovary Transplant Feb 26, 2010
Mrs. Stinne Holm Bergholdt of Odense, Denmark, gave birth in 2007 after fertility treatment and again in 2008, her doctor reported in the Feb. 25 online issue of the journal Human Reproduction ... "These results support cryopreservation of ovarian tissue as a valid method of fertility preservation and should encourage the development of this technique as a clinical procedure for girls and young women facing treatment that could damage their ovaries." ... "It was a very nice surprise to find out... (MEDLINEplus)
Test allows men to check sperm count at home Feb 26, 2010
Fertility device for guys about to hit pharmacy shelves in Europe. SpermCheck Fertility test devices show expected results for normal (left), low (center) and very low (right) sperm concentrations ... Home fertility tests aren't just for women anymore. (MSNBC -- Health)
Why BPA Leached from 'Safe' Plastics May Damage Health of Female Offspring Feb 26, 2010
Extreme estrogen sensitivity can lead to fertility problems, advanced puberty, altered mammary development and reproductive function, as well as a variety of hormone-related cancers ... (June 12, 2009) Exposure during pregnancy to the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, found in many common plastic household items, is known to cause a fertility defect in the mother's offspring in animal studies, and now. (Science Daily)
IVF Less Successful for Asian Americans Feb 25, 2010
Researchers at Stanford University in California found that of 180 women who underwent IVF at their fertility clinic, women of Asian descent were less likely to have a successful pregnancy: 31 percent gave birth, compared with 48 percent of white women. The findings, reported in the journal Obstetrics ology, add to evidence of racial disparities in IVF outcomes. (MEDLINEplus)
Risk of Stillbirth Is Four Times Higher After IVF/ICSI Compared to Spontaneous Pregnancies Feb 25, 2010
The study of over 20,000 singleton pregnancies, published in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction, found a four-fold increased risk of stillbirths for women who had IVF/ICSI compared with women who conceived spontaneously or after fertility treatment that did not involve IVF or ICSI. ... Dr Kirsten Wisborg, who led the study, said: "It is important to remember that the risk of stillbirth is still very low among women pregnant after IVF/ICSI. At this stage we do not... (Science Daily)
The Little Princes of Denmark Feb 25, 2010
It usually requires surgery, and severe cases can lead to problems with sexual function and fertility ... As with cancer risk, an interplay of genes and the environment is likely meddling with male fertility. (Slate)
Lost, Season 6 Feb 25, 2010
Fertility doctor + spinal surgeon = piano prodigy. This could work. (Slate)
Second Baby After Ovarian Tissue Transplant Feb 25, 2010
She gave birth to a girl in February 2007 after fertility treatments, but when she returned to the clinic for more treatments in January 2008, she discovered she had already become pregnant naturally ... "This suggests that there is a relatively good chance of restoring natural fertility following the transplantation of ovarian tissue and that the cryopreservation and transplantation procedure does not in itself harm normal ovarian function," the researchers wrote. (ABC News)
* Fertility treatment raises chance of stillbirths: report Feb 25, 2010
Fertility treatment raises chance of stillbirths: report ... Women who have fertility treatment are four times more likely to have a stillborn baby than those who conceive naturally, a study published on Tuesday said ... Researchers say women contemplating fertility treatment should not be unduly anxious. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Study Links IVF to Higher Stillbirth Risk Feb 25, 2010
Danish Study Says Those Who Take Fertility Treatments Face Higher Risk of Stillbirths ... "The results from our study emphasize the need for continuous follow-up of the outcome of fertility treatments so that the information given to infertile couples seeking treatment can be differentiated to their individual circumstances," Kirsten Wisborg, who led the study, wrote in the journal Human Reproduction ... The new study , which involved 20,000 pregnancies from August 1989 to October 2006, also... (CBS News -- Health)
Kenya: Final Draft of Constitution Set for Debate Feb 25, 2010
They also indicate that the language used in the constitution on abortion "should not outlaw methods of fertility control such as emergency contraception". Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
IVF Babies Do Fine, But Their Moms May Be at Risk Feb 25, 2010
But the authors of a review of the best available data on IVF outcomes published in 2005 concluded that the risks of IVF compared with other fertility boosting methods, such as drugs to stimulate egg production or artificial insemination, are "unknown," Fujii and her team add ... SOURCE: Fertility and Sterility, online February 1, 2010. (MEDLINEplus)
Researchers: Most 'test tube' kids are healthy Feb 24, 2010
What's not clear is whether these differences result in some way from assisted reproduction techniques or if they stem from other factors, perhaps ones that caused the couple's infertility in the first place ... "There are genetic causes of infertility that you can bypass now," Van Steirteghem said ... One factor in low birth weight may be that in many cases assisted fertility results in multiple births, which tend to be early and of lower weight. (USA Today)
Jenkins: On spring training Feb 24, 2010
He returned in an atmosphere of derision, rumors spreading that his performance-enhancer of choice was a woman's fertility drug, but he was welcomed back by the team, manager Joe Torre and, for an extended time, the public. Eventually, the celebrities put down their wigs. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
* DOH considers payments for artificial reproduction Feb 24, 2010
EVERY SPERM IS SACRED: Battling against one of the lowest fertility rates in the world, the DOH may pay for artificial reproduction measures for women under 45 STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010, Page 2 ... Chen Hsin-fu (H), a doctor at National Taiwan University Hospitals Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Division, said the number of couples seeking to reproduce artificially increased by more than one-third in South Korea after its government implemented the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
A curvy body is like a drugto men, new study says Feb 24, 2010
Shapely hips in women are linked with fertility and overall health. As such, it makes sense evolutionarily speaking that studies across cultures have shown men typically find sexy. (MSNBC -- Health)
IVF stillbirth risk4 times higher, study says Feb 24, 2010
"The results from our study emphasize the need for continuous follow-up of the outcome of fertility treatments so that the information given to infertile couples seeking treatment can be differentiated to their individual circumstances," Kirsten Wisborg, who led the study, wrote in the Human Reproduction journal Wednesday ... The researchers said it was not yet clear whether the increased risk was due to the fertility treatment itself or because of unknown factors specific to couples who IVF or... (MSNBC -- Health)
Test-Tube Babies May Face Greater Health Risks Than Naturally Conceived Children Feb 24, 2010
"A fraction of people who have children using assisted reproductive technology were fertile prior to tubal ligation. You could compare their children to those born to infertile parents to determine whether fertility was in question. That's the way were going try to do it," he says. He didn't speculate as to which is the more likely culprit, but said that many things, such as gene mutations, could cause defects in methylation that might result in infertility. (Scientific American)
Wheat/Red Clover Intercropping Explored (15) Feb 22, 2010
And this intercropping research team warns that excessive N fertility can be as much of a problem as under fertilizing, as it leads to lodging, which in turn, results in the crop maturing unevenly, harvest losses and smothering of red clover seedlings. Manure should be applied sparingly before or after the winter wheat. (Agri-View, WI)
Roots key to second Green Revolution Feb 21, 2010
"Just as the Green Revolution was based on crops responsive to high soil fertility, the Second Green Revolution will be based on crops tolerant of low soil fertility," Lynch told attendees at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, today (Feb. 20) in San Diego, Calif. (EurekAlert!)
'Egg 00003ED9timer' that reads women's bio clock Feb 21, 2010
The revolutionary test, dubbed the 'egg timer', was proven as the best-known indicator of fertility and is set to be routinely offered by IVF Australia ... Peter Illingworth, medical director of IVF Australia, said, "I think this is a big step forward. For a woman who is facing decisions about how active they should get about chasing her fertility in one way or another, it's information about what the future may hold for her." ... The Assistant Professor added, "From my perspective as a doctor,... (India Times, India)
Now that's an egg timer! Feb 21, 2010
Women will soon be able to tell how many eggs they have in their ovaries in a simple hormone test that Australian researchers said on Sunday could revolutionise family planning and fertility treatment. The so called "egg timer" blood test would be able to accurately predict ovum levels based on the concentration of a specific fertility hormone, said conception specialist Peter Illingworth ... "It will identify women who are at risk of having a premature menopause for example and allow women to... (iAfrica.com)
Here's why you must have sex everyday Feb 21, 2010
In women, sex can also increase fertility, postpone the menopause and relieve PMS symptoms. Prostate protection Most of the fluid you ejaculate is secreted by the prostate gland. (India Times, India)
New blood test will show women's egg levels Feb 21, 2010
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India's elderly pay for emigres' success Feb 21, 2010
In the southern Indian state, fertility is low and migration is high ... In the southern Indian state, fertility is low and migration is high. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Pulse Day is planned Feb 21, 2010
There she studied how soils function biologically so farmers could more effectively manage and exploit the long-term biological fertility of the soil. Clapperton and her family now live and work in western Montana on her husbands family ranch and as a freelance scientist, she does consulting for farmers, farm groups, and agricultural and forestry businesses. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Potentially Deadly Infection Linked to Frequent Cow Exposure Feb 20, 2010
19, 2010) A common bacteria found in many healthy adult females that can cause life-threatening infections when passed to newborns could be introduced to some women through frequent contact with cows, according to a research team led by a Michigan State University pediatrician. The recently published findings that Group B streptococcus could be a zoonotic disease -- transmitted between different species -- may have significant public health implications, said Dele Davies, chairperson of MSU's... (Science Daily)
