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Egg Stem Cells Found

The discovery of egg stem cells lurking in the ovaries opens up a world of possibilities for treating infertility. (read more)

Trustworthy Infertility Websites

Do you know how to identify trustworthy healthcare information websites? We'll show you some tricks. (read more)

Do You Buy Your HPTs in Bulk?

Learn when you can accurately do a home pregnancy test and see a breakdown of the two week wait. (read more)

Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Infertility

Researchers find a decrease in fertility for both men and women with type 1 diabetes. (read more)
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IVF Birth Defects Higher with ICSI

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Published on May-15-2012 10:42 PM

Children born from mothers who undergo IVF in order to get pregnant are more likely to have health issues and "birth defects" than those born from spontaneous pregnancies. A newly published study suggests that when the procedure ICSI is included in the treatment, the rate of birth defects rises even further. ICSI, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, ...

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Thank You, Advocacy Day Volunteers

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Published on Apr-25-2012 09:22 AM

For months I was all set for my trip to DC for Advocacy Day. I had registered with RESOLVE.org (so they could make appointments with the appropriate representatives), I had my flight booked and had my hotel picked out. (I was waiting until the last minute on lodging, because I grew up in DC and assumed I'd probably stay with friends.) And because IVFC is a media partner of RESOLVE.org, we've been writing about Advocacy Day for weeks and it has been on my brain constantly.

Life doesn't always go as planned (she says, preaching to the infertile choir) and the Universe decided to interfere with my Advocacy Day plans at the last ...

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Don't Ignore Infertility, Please.

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Published on Apr-24-2012 11:42 AM

"Nuff said, we think.
National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) is NOW - April 22 - April 28, 2012. Join us and everyone else in the infertility community as we do whatever we can to raise ...

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National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW): ignorance is not bliss

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Published on Apr-23-2012 10:51 PM

It's hard to believe that it's already National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW). There has been so much focus on women's health and reproductive rights in the political realm that it feels like the ...

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Let Them Hear You Roar on Advocacy Day

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Published on Apr-17-2012 12:57 AM

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Do you think you can't make a difference? You can. One person can make a difference - just one person. And when you get even more people together, the difference you - as part of a group - can make all the difference in the world to the men and women actively struggling to build their families.
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Advocacy Day: Tax Credits for IVF

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Published on Apr-17-2012 12:43 AM

Tax credits for IVF? Hell yes! But we need your help to get the Family Act passed. RESOLVE is leading the charge for change and IVFConnections is along to help make history. We are going ...

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City Council Member Wants to Block Infertility Clinic on "Moral" Grounds

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Published on Mar-26-2012 03:48 PM

Renee Whitley wrote a very eye-opening blog post at RESOLVE.org (the National Infertility Association). She shares news that those of us living outside of the Chicago metropolitan area might not otherwise have read: an Illinois reproductive endocrinologist is ready to start building a new infertility clinic in Naperville, Illinois. A small group of people (including City Councilman Bob Fieseler) opposed to IVF is fighting the zoning request because of the "moral" issue of having a fertility clinic in that location.
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An Overview of Male Factor Infertility

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Published on Mar-25-2012 11:54 PM

Male infertility, the inability to impregnate a female partner within six to twelve months, is a common reason that couples seek medical help to conceive. About 20% of infertility in the U.S. can be attributed to male factor problems, and an additional 20-40% are partially attributable to male factors.
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Britain's oldest first-time mom regrets her decision to have a child so late in life

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Published on Mar-25-2012 03:02 PM

Over two years ago, IVFConnections linked to an opinion piece on older mothers, specifically Sue Tollefson, the oldest "first time mother" in the U.K. At that time, Tollefson's baby was not quite two years old and the mother was adamant that having a baby at age 57 was a perfectly fine and ethical thing to do.

Now, Sue Tollefson has changed her tune. According to ...

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Lean women can improve fertility with moderate exercise but harm fertility with vigorous exercise

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Published on Mar-21-2012 11:03 PM

Who would have thought you can have too much of a good thing when it comes to health? Apparently, vigorous physical activity - which is good for so many of us - can take a toll on fertility in women who have a lean body type.

The good news is that, in this case, you can't have too much moderate physical activity ...

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Grant for IVF Treatment: the Annual Gift of Hope

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Published on Mar-21-2012 03:41 PM

Financial assistance for ART (assisted reproductive technology) doesn't come along frequently enough, so when we see news of grants, scholarships or other assistance we like to publish it on our home ...

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Citizenship Denied to IVF Babies Born Overseas

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Published on Mar-20-2012 11:14 PM

Ellie Lavi is a dual citizen of both the U.S. and Israel. The mother of twin girls learned the hard way that U.S. laws - specifically those pertaining to citizenship and immigration - have not kept pace with technological advances in medicine. After giving birth to the girls ...

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Wanted: Homosexual Sperm Donors

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Published on Mar-20-2012 06:27 PM

Men and women in homosexual relationships have long been plagued by situational infertility. Today in 2012 - setting aside politics, social mores and various other non-biological factors - it is impossible for two people of the same gender to have a biological child (23 chromosomes from one partner, 23 chromosomes from the other partner) together. But when you put science, a doctor and ...

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We Need You (Yes, You) on Advocacy Day

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Published on Mar-15-2012 10:50 AM

ad·vo·ca·cy (ˈædvəkəsɪ) World Dictionary
— n , pl -cies
active support, esp of a cause

Here's the good news: You're already doing it. You're talking to people. ...

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