Archive for June, 2010
Implantation bleeding or period?
We’ve all heard about the possibility of having an implantation bleeding. When you have never had one, you might wonder what the differences are between an implantation bleeding and menstrual bleeding, and how you can tell the two apart.
Free fertility treatments for post-menopausal women in the UK?
India has not got a patent when it comes to IVF mothers in their 60s, British first time mother Elizabeth Adeney, 67, proves. Adeney had her son last year, at age 66, and thereby became the new holder of the “Oldest Mom in Britain” title.
Becoming an egg donor
Every year tens of thousands of women donate their eggs to couples trying to conceive. Here are the broad outlines of what you can expect if you are thinking about becoming an egg donor.
Alcohol and trying to get pregnant
Couples seeking to conceive a healthy baby generally need to avoid alcohol. Here are the reasons why.
Woman tried to steal baby at gunpoint, after faking pregnancy
Struggling with infertility and miscarriages is certainly heartbreaking, and the deep desire you can feel for a baby can impact all areas of your life. Here is a shocking bit of news about one woman’s way of trying to fulfill her wish to have a baby. Stepanie Foster from Indiana had a miscarriage, but pretended [...]
NYU egg donation program
The New York University egg donation program is one of the largest and most successful in the United States. Thousands of women donate their eggs to help women and couples achieve their dreams of having a child of their own.
Online donor site for “beautiful people”?
The already controversial dating site BeautifulPeople.com for, as the name suggests, “beautiful people only, is launching a fertility introduction forum where infertile and lesbian couples, and single women, can find a sperm donor. A “beautiful” sperm donor. Because you don’t want to have an ugly baby, do you?
Losing weight to have IVF on the NHS?
That is what Lorraine Purdy did. This British woman weighed over 18 stone when she first went to the doctor with her fertility problems. She and her husband were told that they needed IVF, but the National Health Service could not help them unless Purdy lost weight. So that’s what she did. Now, the couple [...]
UK: pay your international surrogate, lose the rights to your child?
Do you remember the Indian law proposal to regulate commercial surrogacy? The proposal included both domestic and foreign surrogacy, but was mainly an attempt to curb international commercial surrogacy. Now, the British government might be undertaking their own steps to put an end to “surrogacy tourism” – those couples who pay their surrogate beyond her [...]
Implantation bleeding symptoms
For women who are trying to conceive a baby, even the most subtle changes in the body are important. Something as obvious as bleeding might have you worried, especially if you have irregular cycles. What are the symptoms of implantation bleeding? How can you tell implantation bleeding apart from a period, or a miscarriage?
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