RSS Fertility in the news

  • Men With Reduced Fertility At Reduced Risk For Prostate Cancer
    Involuntary childlessness owing to reduced fertility is a concern for many men. However, these men do have one advantage - they run a significantly lower risk of suffering from prostate cancer. Researchers are interested in whether this phenomenon could be used in the fight against cancer. There is a clear link between male subfertility and a lower risk of p […]
  • Women Over Age 50 Not At Increased Risk During Pregnancy Via Egg Donation Compared To Younger Women
    Although women over age 50 who become pregnant via egg donation are at an elevated risk for developing obstetrical complications, their complication rates are similar to those of younger recipients, according to a study by Columbia University Medical Center researchers to be published in the February 2012 issue of the American Journal of Perinatology... […]

RSS Fertility Research

  • Dietary DHA linked to male fertility
    A certain omega-3 fatty acid is necessary to construct the arch that turns a round, immature sperm cell into a pointy-headed super swimmer with an extra long tail, according to new research. The study shows that docosahexaenoic acid is essential in fusing the building blocks of the acrosome together. The acrosome is critical in fertilization because it house […]
  • Environmental exposure to organochlorines may impact male reproduction
    Environmental exposure to organochlorine chemicals, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and p,p'-DDE (the main metabolite of the insecticide DDT) can affect male reproduction, according to new research. […]

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The Happy Couple My husband got tired so I started writing.  I got married late in life at 35 years young.  I was happy to have a couple of years without a baby.  I thought I had everything planned and then there was year 1.  One day my husband woke up and asked me why were weren’t pregnant yet.   We never used birth control and somehow it never crossed my mind.   I wasn’t really worried because I wanted to travel internationally.  But I did go to the doctor and she discovered a grapefruit in my womb:  Called a fibroid.  As a black woman, these are common so I got it removed.  Then there was year 2.  About halfway through year 2, we visited the dreaded fertility clinic.   So here  our Fertility treatments begin after 2.5 years of  marriage.   Now we are going on 4 years old and still no baby.  I am getting emotionally tired of the ups and downs.  I did get pregnant once through Iui but I had a miscarriage.  There is still hope.  My husband and I are healthy and we did get that big international trip that we dreamed of…We traveled through the Orient for 3 weeks.  Now I am on my second IVF cycle. After tears and much prayer we are pressing on.  My husband has been my biggest cheerleader and support.  He hears my late night tears and holds my hand when I words can’t fill my aching heart.  I am happy to share this journey, it makes me feel like I am not alone and that there are others who understand this struggle.  I hope you will read this, comment, and share your stories.  Yolanda Spearman