UK fertility watchdog to scrutinize sperm donor websites?
Do you remember the dating site Beautiful People's announcement that they would set up an online donor site for "beautiful people"? I was quite outraged when they came out with...
How likely are embryo mix-ups to happen at your fertility clinic?
Embryo mix-ups, where one couple undergoing IVF ends up pregnant with another family's child, has got to be a major fear somewhere in the heads of anyone undergoing this procedure...
Best fertility clinics for male infertility
Infertility is on the rise approximately 15 percent of all couples now struggles to get pregnant. Statistics show that male infertility is partly responsible for 50 percent of those cases...
Can you deliver vaginally if you have genital warts?
Being pregnant and being diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease adds a whole new dimension to your usual prenatal worries. If you have genital warts, you have to decide how...
Are IVF children smarter?
Have you ever read about concerns that children born with the help of IVF have a higher chance of suffering from autism (see autism rates and IVF), or birth defects...
Sciatica during pregnancy - are there any cures?
The sciatic nerve is the largest one in the body - it enables your legs to move and to feel, so it is quite an essential nerve! It passes under...
Preeclampsia treatment and prevention
Preeclampsia is a prenatal condition that can be dangerous for both mother and baby, and a diagnosis of preeclampsia signals that a mother might go onto to develop eclampsia, during...
How to relax while you're trying to conceive
Have you been trying to conceive for a while, with no success? Are people constantly telling you to relax and it will happen when you least expect it? Is your...
Chlamydia in pregnancy and possible complications
Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States and many other developed countries. Three million Americans are infected with Chlamydia each year. Many women do not...
UK schools to run prenatal clinics?
Teenage pregnancy is always a lovely subject for those who enjoy a little controversy. In the United Kingdom, if one government agency gets its way, schools could soon be organizing...