Gen X woman is mom to quadruplets
A woman's story about how she is going to be the mother to quadruplets has recently gone viral on TikTok. But there's a twist, the four boys were all born years apart. Tanis Larson, 44, and her husband were diagnosed with unexplained infertility in 2010. After numerous attempts to conceive…#tiktok #tanislarson #ivf #larson #johnshopkinsmedicine #cad (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How a 35-year-old woman ’s seven-year infertility odyssey ended thanks to a corporate benefit
Meaghan Ferneau was 29 years old when she found out she was infertile. She had undiagnosed endometriosis for years, and described doctors who said her condition was all in her head until a specialist told her she needed “surgery for it yesterday.” It was the start of a seven-year series of failed…#meaghanferneau #ivf #ferneau #arkansas #stlouis #fortune #unitedhealthcare #naomicahn #universityofvirginia #revolve (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

As Lily Allen's fertility comments spark debate...experts blame older MEN for increasing infertility, as research shows sperm begins to 'mutate' after 25
Women often bear scrutiny for when they choose to have children because of the concept of the biological clock. Men might need to put themselves under similar scrutiny. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

As an Infertility Doctor, I Fear Alabama's Frozen Embryo Ruling Won't Be the Last
(MedPage Today) -- The recent Alabama Supreme Court decision equating frozen embryos with children felt like a personal assault on me as a provider of reproductive services, on my fellow fertility experts, and on the patients with whom we work... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - March 15, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

World Sleep Day 2024: Doctor warns how lack of sleep in young women can lead to potentially deadly health risks and issues including infertility
Indian neurologist Dr Pravin Naphade warned about bad sleep for young women. He added that strokes, Alzheimer's disease and depression are other dangers. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Maryland couple reveal how they found strangers on FACEBOOK to be their surrogates after spate of failed pregnancies
A Maryland couple (pictured) struggling with infertility turned to social media to find a women to be their surrogate and paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for strangers to carry their children. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Scientists move step closer to making IVF eggs from skin cells
Procedure could overcome common forms of infertility and help people have children who share their DNAScientists are a step closer to making IVF eggs from patients ’ skin cells after adapting the procedure that created Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal, more than two decades ago.The work raises the prospect of older women being able to have children who share their DNA, and to overcome common forms of infertility caused by a woman ’s eggs becoming damaged by disease or cancer treatment.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 8, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: IVF Medical research Science Health Fertility problems Genetics Embryos Biology World news Source Type: news

How a Sudden Halt to In Vitro Fertilization Shook Alabama Couples
Many suffered setbacks after the State Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos were children. “Someone else’s opinion changed my future,” one woman said. (Source: NYT Health)
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Alabama IVF Protection Bill Will Reopen Clinics but Curb Patient Rights
Here ’s what to know about the legislation, which the state legislature is expected to approve overwhelmingly on Wednesday. (Source: NYT Health)
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Illume Fertility Joins Senator Richard Blumenthal in News Conference Urging Congress to Pass Federal Protections for Infertility Treatment
Physicians and Advocates Share Personal and Professional Testimony NORWALK, Conn., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Illume Fertility, a leading modern fertility practice with locations in Connecticut and New York, appeared alongside U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and other... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
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Giant blow for tissue maker Kleenex as lawsuit accuses company of polluting entire Connecticut town with cancer-causing PFAS chemicals
Locals in New Milford, Connecticut - about two hours from New York City - say the company's plant has been releasing these substances which have been linked to cancer and infertility. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

UCLA Researchers Discover Organisms in Semen Microbiome That Affect Sperm Motility and Male Fertility
Study findings could lead to new clinical laboratory testing biomarkers designed to assess for male infertility Clinical laboratories are increasingly performing tests that have as their biomarkers the DNA and enzymes found in human microbiota. And microbiologists and epidemiologists know that like other environments within the human body, semen has its own microbiome. Now, a […] The post UCLA Researchers Discover Organisms in Semen Microbiome That Affect Sperm Motility and Male Fertility appeared first on Dark Daily. (Source: Dark Daily)
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Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state
Hannah Miles on Wednesday picked up a sign outside the Alabama Statehouse that reflected what she was feeling: “I Just Want To Be a Mom.” The 29-year-old from Birmingham had turned to in vitro fertilization after three years of infertility. She has one frozen embryo remaining and was scheduled to…#hannahmiles #alabamastatehouse #birmingham #ivf #alabamasupremecourt #deepsouth #republicans #alabamalegislature #anthonydaniels #democrat (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Major Embryo Shipping Company Halts Business in Alabama
The decision means I.V.F. patients who want to transfer frozen embryos to another state may not be able to do so. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Kliff Tags: Embryos (Human) Decisions and Verdicts Supreme Courts (State) In Vitro Fertilization Infertility Cryoport Alabama Source Type: news

GLP-1s' Next Target: Male Infertility? GLP-1s' Next Target: Male Infertility?
Most data on GLP-1 RAs and male fertility come from animal trials or small studies investigating weight loss, but experts say there might be potential here.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: news