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A Star’s Struggle To Conceive

Martha Stewart has made a fortune by advising others to emulate her perfect lifestyle (never mind that she spent five months in federal prison for lying about a stock trade a few years ago). Like many people I have watched the domestic diva create seven-layer cakes from three ingredients and stood in awe as she fashioned a lampshade from a handful of pipe cleaners (I’m exaggerating, but if anyone can pull off those feats it’s Martha). It really begs the question: What CAN’T Martha do? Her daughter Alexis has the answer. Sadly, the 41-year-old daughter of the lifestyle guru is … Continue reading →

Twin Births on the Rise

Since the early 70s, twin births have increased and what was once rare, the multiple births are since increased more than 200 percent in the last three decades. Twin births occur once in every 35 births with significant increases to triplets and more. One reason for this leap in multiple births has been associated with fertility treatments and fertility drugs. Medical intervention is considered the reason for multiple births that result in quadruplets and more. According to the Center for Disease Control, 43% of the births associated with fertility treatments resulted in multiples. Still, are fertility drugs the only reason … Continue reading →

Would You Choose Baby’s Gender?

The advances in reproductive technology in the last generation have been astounding. Doctors are able to treat infertility in an unprecidented way. Many women who would not have been able to conceive just a few years ago now have renewed hope of holding a baby. Some couples are using the technology in a new way. They are choosing the gender of their babies. Gender selection is the process of choosing the gender of the baby. It is not limited to infertile couples. People with more than one child are now electing to visit the local fertility clinic in an attempt … Continue reading →

What is In Vitro Fertilization?

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is one form of assisted reproductive technology that is used to help women get pregnant. Basically, the sperm and the egg are removed from the bodies of the parents and the egg is fertilized in a lab. After fertilization, the eggs are placed in the uterus. Ovulation is usually induced through the use of injectable fertility drugs. Your partner will give you the injections at home. The staff at the fertility clinic will teach you and your partner how to do the injections correctly. Your hormone levels will be monitored with blood tests. The development of … Continue reading →